Amish Friendship Bread

Title: Amish Friendship Bread

Categories: Breads

Yield: 2 loaves

1 c Starter

4 c All-purpose flour, divided

3 c Sugar, divided

2 1/2 c Milk, divided

1 c Vegetable oil

3 Eggs

1 ts Vanilla extract

1 c Chopped nuts

2 ts Sinnamon

1 1/2 ts Baking powder

1/2 ts Salt

1/2 ts Baking soda

1 pk Lg. instant vanilla pudding

Solid shortening

Cinnamon sugar

DO NOT USE A METAL SPOON, METAL BOWL OR METAL PAN! DO NOT

REFRIGERATE!

Day 1 - Do nothing

Day 2 - Stir starter with wooden spoon

Day 3 - Stir starter with wooden spoon

Day 4 - Stir starter with wooden spoon

Day 5 - Stir starter with wooden spoon

6 - Add

Day 7 - Stir starter with wooden spoon

Day 8 - Stir starter with wooden spoon

Day 9 - Stir starter with wooden spoon

10 - Add

1 cup plain flour,

1 cup sugar and 1 cup milk; stir with

: wooden spoon

Pour into three 1-cup containers. Keep one for yourself and give the

other two to friends with a copy of this recipe.

TO BAKE BREAD:

Pour the remainder of the starter into a large glass or plastic bowl.

1 cup oil,

1/2 cup milk,

3 eggs and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Mix

thoroughly with wooden spoon.

In a separate glass or plastic bowl, mix together 2 cups plain flour,

1 cup sugar,

1 cup chopped nuts,

2 teaspoons cinnamon,

1 1/2 teaspoons

1/2 teaspoon salt,

1/2 teaspoon baking soda and large box instant vanilla pudding.

Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix thoroughly by hand.

Do not use electric mixer.

2 large or 4 small loaf pans, which have been well greased

(with solid shortening) and generously sprinkled with cinnamon sugar.

325ø for about 1 hour

for large pans or about 40 minutes for small pans.

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