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Post by Carissa on Dec 31, 2009 13:36:18 GMT -5
~ Amish Friendship Bread Starter ~
* courtesy of Loaves of Fun: A History of Bread with Activities and Recipes from Around the World by Elizabeth M. Harbison and John Harbison
1 cup flour
1 cup sugar
1 cup milk
pinch of yeast (optional)
Combine the ingredients in a plastic bowl. The yeast is optional, but it can make things get going more quickly. Let the mixture sit uncovered overnight.
My starter was given to me in a Ziploc bag, but you can also use plastic containers. It doesn't say anything about putting a cover on it or not, but I'm assuming that since my Ziploc bag was kept sealed and still worked just fine, a covered plastic container would also work.
Here is the care and feeding schedule for your starter and what you would copy to give away:
Day 1 - Do nothing.
Day 2 - Do nothing.
Day 3 - Stir with a wooden spoon.
Day 4 - Do nothing.
Day 5 - Do nothing.
Day 6 - Add 1 cup milk, 1 cup sugar, and 1 cup flour. Stir. The lumps will dissolve, so don't worry about them.
Day 7 - Do nothing.
Day 8 - Stir with a wooden spoon.
Day 9 - Do nothing.
Day 10 - Add 1 cup milk, 1 cup sugar, and 1 cup flour. Stir. Put 1 cup of the mixture into three different plastic containers. Keep one as your new starter, and give the other two away. There should be some left in the bowl - that's what you make the Amish Friendship Bread with right away.
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