Amish Cinnamon Bread

Name: Amish Cinnamon Bread
Ingredients: ON DAY 5, ADD:; 1 cup Flour; 1 cup Sugar; 1 cup Milk; ON DAY 9, ADD:; 1 cup Flour; 1 cup Sugar; 1 cup Milk; ON DAY 10 (FOR BAKING):; 3 whole Eggs; 1/2 cups Oil; 1/2 cups Sugar; 1 teaspoon Vanilla; 1 cup Flour; 2 Tablespoons Instant Vanilla Pudding; 2 teaspoons Baking Powder; 1/2 teaspoons Baking Soda; 1/2 teaspoons Salt; FOR THE CINNAMON-SUGAR TOPPING:; 1/2 cups Sugar; 1 teaspoon Cinnamon

21 ingredients

25 steps

Ingredients

ON DAY 5, ADD:
1 cup Flour
1 cup Sugar
1 cup Milk
ON DAY 9, ADD:
1 cup Flour
1 cup Sugar
1 cup Milk
ON DAY 10 (FOR BAKING):
3 whole Eggs
1/2 cups Oil
1/2 cups Sugar
1 teaspoon Vanilla
1 cup Flour
2 Tablespoons Instant Vanilla Pudding
2 teaspoons Baking Powder
1/2 teaspoons Baking Soda
1/2 teaspoons Salt
FOR THE CINNAMON-SUGAR TOPPING:
1/2 cups Sugar
1 teaspoon Cinnamon

Directions

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If you have never tried the whole Amish Friendship Bread thing, here is a post to get you started:
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https://www.friendshipbreadkitchen.com/amish-friendship-bread-starter/
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Day 1: (The day you baked or received the starter) Do nothing.
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Day 2: Mush the bag.
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Day 3: Mush the bag.
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Day 4: Mush the bag.
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Day 5: Add 3 ingredients.
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Day 6: Mush the bag.
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Day 7: Mush the bag.
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Day 8: Mush the bag.
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Day 9: Add 3 ingredients.
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Day 10: Mush the bag, and now it's time to bake:
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Measure out 1 cup of starter into each of 2 fresh bags. Give 1 to a friend and keep one for yourself.
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Preheat oven to 350°F. Prepare 2 large loaf pans by greasing and dusting with a teaspoon of cinnamon-sugar.
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Beat eggs, oil, sugar, and vanilla 1 minute. Add the remaining starter (should be 2-3 cups) and mix lightly. Next add the flour, pudding, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Mix until combined. Pour into the loaf pans. Sprinkle cinnamon-sugar on top, and use a knife to swirl it in a bit. Bake loaves for 45-50 minutes until brown.
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Notes: Do not allow any metal utensil or mixing bowl to touch the starter you need to keep. Do not refrigerate. If air gets in the bag, let it out. It is normal for batter to rise, bubble, and ferment. Our starter gets poked and mushed anytime.
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Use your imagination for options:
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Bake the batter into plain muffins, then dip the tops in melted butter and cinnamon-sugar (or skip the cinnamon-sugar but add pumpkin and nutmeg)
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Substitute applesauce for some of the oil
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Add blueberries or dried fruit and nuts to the batter, or chocolate chips on top
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Substitute cornmeal for the flour on baking day and make it into cornbread
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Here is a site with different recipes made using the starter:
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https://www.friendshipbreadkitchen.com/recipe-box/
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and printable instructions:
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https://www.friendshipbreadkitchen.com/amish-friendship-bread-free-printables/