Amish cinnamon bread...

[AprilW]

is really good, and disappears fast. The thing is, noone knows what is in the starter if you are starting from scratch. Does anyone recognize this recipe and know how to make the starter from scratch?

Day 1- Do nothing, place bag on counter.

***Note: If air gets into the bag, let it out. It’s normal for the batter to thicken, bubble, and ferment.

Day 2- Squeeze the bag several times.

Day 3- Squeeze the bag several times.

Day 4- Squeeze the bag several times.

Day 5- Squeeze the bag several times.

Day 6- Add: 1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar, and 1 cup milk.

Day 7- Squeeze the bag several times.

Day 8- Squeeze the bag several times.

Day 9- Squeeze the bag several times.

Day 10- In a large bowl (non- metallic), combine the batter with 1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar, and 1 cup milk. Mix
Together and pour four 1 cup starters into gallon ziplock bags. Give away these starters with instructions

To the remaining batter in the bowl add:

1 cup oil
1 cup sugar
1 tsp. Vanilla
2 tsp. Cinnamon
3 large eggs
1-1/2 tsp. Baking powder
½ tsp. Salt
½ tsp. Baking soda
2 cups flour
½ cup milk
2 small boxes of vanilla instant pudding

*Optional: raisins, nuts, or chocolate chips

Pour batter into well-greased pans (makes enough batter for two loaves)

In small container, mix 1 tsp. Cinnamon with 3 tbsp. Sugar. Sprinkle over top of batter.

Bake @ 325º for one hour or until done. Bread is done when toothpick comes out clean.

Micki says……. You can sugar the pan before pouring the batter into it. And the starter can be frozen: thaw and start on day one.

 

[dgibson]

Hey, April, here's the starter, from http://bread.allrecipes.com/az/amishfriendshipbrdstrtr.asp :

Ingredients
1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast
1/4 cup warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
3 cups all-purpose flour, divided
3 cups white sugar, divided
3 cups milk


Directions
1 In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in water. Let stand 10 minutes. In a 2 quart container glass, plastic or ceramic container, combine 1 cup flour and 1 cup sugar. Mix thoroughly or flour will lump when milk is added. Slowly stir in 1 cup milk and dissolved yeast mixture. Cover loosely and let stand at room temperature until bubbly. Consider this day 1 of the 10 day cycle.
2 On days 2 thru 4; stir starter with a spoon. Day 5; stir in 1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar and 1 cup milk. Days 6 thru 9; stir only.
3 Day 10; stir in 1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar and 1 cup milk. Remove 1 cup to make your first bread, give 2 cups to friends along with this recipe, and your favorite Amish Bread recipe. Store the remaining 1 cup starter in a container in the refrigerator, or begin the 10 day process over again (beginning with step 2).
Editor's Note:

Once you have made the starter, you will consider it Day One, and thus ignore step 1 in this recipe and proceed with step 2. You can also freeze this starter in 1 cup measures for later use. Frozen starter will take at least 3 hours at room temperature to thaw before using.

 

[Elkhunter]

Thanks April and thanks Darren.

 

[Delw]

OMG april posted......

Hey the bread was great, My daughter made it... She brought it back from indiana...

What I compare this recipe to is a chain letter.. Think about it... I wonder if thats how chain letters got started from the omnish?


Its well worth making...

Man I cant believe I posted in the recipe section

Delw

 

[Elkhunter]

LMAO Del

I copied it so maybe one day I can get to try it also. Better yet, why don't you bring me some

 

[Nightcrawler]

This stuff is great! Had a gal at work bring it in with the starters. Mmmmmm....good stuff!

 

[The Viperess]

Thanks April and Darren
I have been looking for that for some time had it a long time ago.