Cooking Recipes Articel

Amish Bread Starter
creating a "Sour-dough" like bread. This starter makes a cinnamon bread
with optional raisins and nuts. From the "e-Cookbook" 65 Amish Recipes

2/3 c. sugar
2/3 c. milk
2/3 c. flour
2/3 c. oil
3 eggs
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 to 1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1 c. sugar
2 c. flour
1 1/4 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda


Combine ingredients in large airtight container with lid. Store at room temperature
do not refrigerate. Stir every day for 17 days. The recipe makes more than the 1 cup needed. But allows for evaporation.

Now the starter is ready. The following instructions are for either the starter you created above
or received from a loving friend.

For the next 10 days handle starter according to the following instructions.

Day 1
receive the starter
Day 2
3
& 4 - stir
Day 5
Add 1 cup each flour
sugar and milk.
Day 6 & 7
stir
Day 8 & 9
stir
Day 10
Add 1 cup flour
sugar and milk.
Divide into 3 containers of 1 cup each for friends.

After removing the 3 cups of batter
mix in the following ingredients: Using a fork
beat by hand until well blended.

Add 1 cup raisins and 1 cup nuts (optional).

Grease pans with butter
sprinkle with sugar instead of flour. Bake at 325 for 1 hour. Cool 10 minutes
remove from pans.