Amish Friendship Bread Recipes

So, what is Amish friendship bread? Well, it is a basically an instant bread made from a starter dough. Amish friendship bread starter is used as a substitute for bread yeast. This starter dough can be stored in refrigerator and used whenever required. You can make breads of various flavors from this starter dough. This bread got the name "friendship bread", because the starter can be passed from one friend to another to prepare the Amish friendship bread. This bread has no connection with Amish people and the origin of the name and the recipe is yet unknown. Scroll down for some easy Amish friendship bread recipes.

Recipes for Amish Friendship Bread

Amish Friendship Bread Starter

Ingredients

• Active dry yeast - 1 package (.25 ounce)
• Warm water - ¼ cup
• All-purpose flour - 3 cups
• White sugar - 3 cups
• Milk - 3 cups

Procedure

This is one of the simple Amish friendship bread starter recipes. Take a small bowl, add water and dissolve yeast in it. Leave the dissolved mixture for 10 minutes. Take a glass container and combine one cup of all-purpose flour and one cup sugar. Mix them properly and then add one cup of milk and dissolved yeast. Then, cover the container loosely and keep it aside. Next day, take a wooden spoon and stir the starter. Continue doing this until day 5. On day 5, add one cup milk, one cup sugar and one cup flour to the starter and combine them properly. Then stir the starter from day 6 to day 9. Then, on day 10 combine one cup milk, one cup sugar and one cup flour. On the 10th day the Amish friendship bread starter is ready. You can use this starter to make your first bread. Store the remaining starter in the refrigerator.

Amish Friendship Bread Pancakes

Ingredients

• Buttermilk pancake mix - 2 cups
• Water - 1½ cups
• Amish friendship bread starter - 1 cup

Procedure

Take a large mixing bowl and add the pancake mix to it. Then, add water and Amish friendship bread starter to the bowl and stir the mixture properly. Take a frying pan and grease it with cooking spray or butter. Then place it over medium heat and transfer the pancake batter to it. You will require ¼ cup of batter to make one pancake.

Amish Friendship Chocolate Bread

Ingredients

• All-purpose flour - 2 cups
• White sugar - 1 cup
• Baking powder - 1½ teaspoons
• Baking soda - ½ teaspoon
• Salt - 1 teaspoon
• Instant chocolate pudding mix - 1 (5.9 ounce) package
• Amish Friendship Bread Starter - 1 cup
• Vegetable oil - 1 cup
• Milk - ½ cup
• Eggs - 3
• Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon

Procedure

To prepare this Amish friendship bread recipe, preheat the oven to 350 degree Fahrenheit. Take 9 by 5 inches loaf pans and grease them with cooking spray. Then, take a large bowl and combine all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, chocolate pudding and baking soda in it. Mix the ingredients properly and make a small well in the middle of the mixture. Add the Amish friendship bread starter, eggs, vanilla extract, vegetable oil in the well and mix the ingredients. Now, transfer the batter into loaf pan and bake the bread in preheated oven for 60 minutes.

Before passing on the starter dough to your friend, make sure you explain the Amish friendship bread instructions properly. While preparing the Amish friendship bread recipes, never use metal utensils and always go for plastic or wooden utensils. So, make the Amish friendship bread starter and share it with your near and dear ones. Happy Cooking!