Friendship Starter

When ever I seem to have time on my hands, or perhaps its just every so often. I get a wild hair to make friendship bread.

This has to be the biggest pain in the butt there is. You see, its sour dough. that means it sits on your counter for a week and spoils. You just keep dumping stuff into it to make it spoil more.

It is a sweet sour dough though, and it makes almost anything. Well i have made bread and cookies. there are lots of recipes on the net for it. I thought i would post mine as well.

Later I will post what to do with this mess!

*** TIP****

I do not use a bowl! I put my starter stuff in a gallon zippy bag, I have issues with getting stuff in my food like cat hair.....

Smush it daily, and let out the gasses so it don't blow up! (sometimes ask me about my experience with fermentation and orange juice)

Amish Friendship Starter
1 cup sugar
1 cup milk
1 cup all-purpose flour

Combine the ingredients in a large deep glass or plastic container. Cover lightly. If the container has a lid, leave it slightly ajar or place a piece of cheesecloth over the container and secure with a rubberband. Store at room temperature. Stir every day for 17 days. On day 18 do nothing. On days 19, 20 and 21 stir. On day 22, stir and add 1 cup of flour, 1 cup sugar and 1 cup milk. Stir again. On days 23, 24, 25, and 26 stir. On day 27 add 1 cup of flour, 1 cup of sugar, and 1 cup of milk. Stir. You should now have about 4 cups of starter. Give 2 friends each 1 cup and keep 2 cups for yourself. Use 1 of the two cups in the Amish Friendship Bread recipe and use the other to keep the starter going. When you give the starter away include these instructions:

Keeping a starter going: Do not refrigerate and do not use a metal spoon when stirring the starter. On day 1 (the day you receive the starter), do nothing, On days 2, 3 and 4 stir. On day 5 stir in 1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar, and cup milk. Pour mixture into large glass mixing bowl; cover lightly. The mixture will rise. On days 6, 7, 8, and 9 stir. On day 10 stir in 1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar, and 1 cup milk. Stir. Give 2 friends each 1 cup. Keep for yourself 1 cup to make Friendship Bread and one cup to keep the starter going.