Amish Friendship Bread is the perfect recipe to share with friends. Now you can make your own with this starter recipe along with a free printable for gifting starter to others!
02In another nonmetal bowl combine flour and sugar and mix well. Slowly stir in milk, then yeast mixture.
03Allow to sit until bubbly then add to a gallon plastic bag and follow the instructions on the printable, squeezing the bag once a day to stir days 2-4, feeding one cup each of sugar, flour, and milk.
04Squeeze again once per day days 6-9.
05On day 10 add 1.5 cups each sugar, flour, and milk and stir.
06Reserve one cup for your baking and divide the remaining starter into 3 gallon plastic bags: one to continue feeding and 2 for gifting.
07For the Bread: Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit
08Grease two large bread pans.
09Mix 1/2 cup sugar and 1 1/2 teaspoons of cinnamon and dust greased pans with the mixture, tapping out excess into a bowl for later.
10Mix remaining ingredients in a large nonmetal bowl until smooth.
11Pour evenly in the two pans and top with remaining cinnamon sugar.
12Bake 50-60 minutes or until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
13Cool for 10 minutes before removing from the pan.