Amish Friendship Bread recipe w/o using the "starter"? Want easier recipe!?

Question

My daugher and I love the taste, flavor, and texture of the traditional Amish Friendship Bread that is made from a complicated starter mixture that takes several days and a lot of effort (in my opinion) to create. I am looking for something quicker and less labor intensive that will give us similar results. We love it plain and also with M&Ms in it. Thanks for any help you can give me!

Answer 1

Amish Amish Quick Friendship Bread

2 3/4 cups warm skim milk 1/4 cup low fat buttermilk 4 3/4 cups all-purpose flour 1/4 cup whole wheat flour 3 cups plus 1 teaspoon granulated sugar 1 package active dry yeast 2/3 cup canola oil 1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder 1 egg 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 2 cups very coarsely chopped hazelnuts 2 cups dried cherries


Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

In a large nonreactive bowl, mix 3/4 cup of the skim milk, the buttermilk, 3/4 cup of the all purpose flour, the whole wheat flour, 1 teaspoon sugar, and the yeast. Set aside for 10 minutes or until the mixture starts to bubble.

In a large mixing bowl, place the remaining ingredients, mix 2 cups skim milk, 4 cups flour, 3 cups sugar, oil, baking powder, egg, cinnamon, vanilla, salt, baking soda, except for the hazelnuts and cherries, and mix well. Add the milk yeast mixture to the bowl and mix well. Fold in the hazelnuts and cherries.

Lightly grease four 10 x 5 x 2-inch pans with vegetable oil, divide the dough among the pans, and bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean.


this does not require a starter

Answer 2

Can't help ya out with this but can you send me some when you're done? Yummy!!!!