Amish Friendship Bread Starter?

Question

I've done this before from a starter that a friend gave to me...but I'm nervous about making my own starter. I have found many different recipes and conflicting daily starter instructions. My main thing is that I don't want to make something that will make people sick since it does have milk in it...but I do remember how YUMMY the bread was once I made it. How easy is it to screw up when making it? Any ideas, suggestions, or advice would be much appreciated. Also, I haven't found any instructions on making it in a ziploc bag...and that's how I have done it before....releasing the air from the bag every day...and turning the bag over on the counter....if anyone has those instructions I would be much more comfortable with following them since I have done it that way before. Thanks so much for your help!

Come on people. Can we come up with some original recipes? So far two of exactly the same recipe.

Answer 1

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

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 until bubbly. Consider this day 1 of the 10 day cycle. Leave loosely covered at room temperature.

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.

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).

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.

Answer 2

Amish Friendship Bread Starter

"Make something special to share with a friend! This delicious starter can make a variety of breads. Do not use metal containers or utensils."
Original recipe yield: 4 cups of starter.

Prep Time:
30 Minutes
Ready In:
9 Days 40 Minutes
Servings:
4 (change)

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 until bubbly. Consider this day 1 of the 10 day cycle. Leave loosely covered at room temperature.
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).

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.

Answer 3

I wouldn't be eating anything thats sat on the counter for 10 days! gross do you know what your growing in that bowl?