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I don't do it all that often, but if I stay up to watch anything I have to say that it would be headlines on the tonight show on Monday nights. That really doesn't have all that much to do with anything, kind of. Anyway. My sister gave me this friendship bread starter and here are the instructions.

Amish Friendship Bread

NOTE: Do NOT use any type of metal spoon or bowl for mixing. Do NOT refrigerate. If any air gets into the bag let it out. It is normal for the batter to rise and ferment.

Day one
Do nothing.
Day two
Mush the bag, let out the air.
Day three
Mush the bag, let out the air.
Day four
Mush the bag, let out the air.
Day five
Mush the bag, let out the air.
Day six
Add to the bag, 1 cup each Flour, sugar, milk, mush the bag.
Day seven
Mush the bag, let out the air.
Day eight
Mush the bag, let out the air.
Day nine
Mush the bag, let out the air.
Day ten
Bake day.

Pour the entire contents of the bag into a NON METAL bowl and add:
1½ cups flour
1 ½ cups sugar
1 ½ cups milk

Measure out 4 separate batters 1 cup each. Keep one for yourself and put the remaining 3 into a 1 gallon Ziploc bag. Give bags to 3 friends and keep one for yourself.

Baking instructions:
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. To your remaining 1cup of batter in the bowl add:

3 eggs
½ cup milk
½ tsp vanilla
1 cup sugar
½ tsp salt
1 ½ tsp baking powder
2 cups flour
2 tsp cinnamon
½ tsp baking soda
1 cup vegetable oil
1 large box of Instant vanilla pudding
OPTIONAL: (1 cups nuts, raisins, chocolate chips, etc)

Grease 2 large loaf pans and mix an additional ½ cup sugar and ½ tsp cinnamon. Dust the greased pans with ½ the mixture. Pour evenly into pans, sprinkle the remaining sugar mixture over the top. Bake 1 hour, cool.

BE SURE THAT IF THE BAGS ARE NOT PASSED ON THE 10TH DAY (DAY 1) THEN BE SURE TO TELL YOUR FRIENDS WHICH DATE TO START. IF YOU KEEP ONE OF THESE BAGS, YOU START COUNTING AGAIN FROM THE TOP. ONLY THE AMISH KNOW HOW TO MAKE THE STARTER, SO IF YOU GIVE ALL YOUR STARTERS AWAY YOU WILL HAVE TO WAIT FOR A FRIEND TO GIVE YOU ANOTHER STARTER.


For emphasis I've changed a couple words to RED. Really, is this Amish cause I didn't realize that those Amish couldn't do without their instant vanilla pudding?! I just thought it was funny. I'll just be calling it friendship bread. I think you can probably make your own starter with 1/3 cup milk, 1/3 cup flour, 1/3 cup sugar? If you try it and it works - let me know cause then the secret out - Wah -hah- hah- ha!