Amish Friendship Bread

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Title: Amish Friendship Bread
Categories: Breads
Yield: 2 loaves

1 c Starter
4 c All-purpose flour, divided
3 c Sugar, divided
2 1/2 c Milk, divided
1 c Vegetable oil
3 Eggs
1 ts Vanilla extract
1 c Chopped nuts
2 ts Sinnamon
1 1/2 ts Baking powder
1/2 ts Salt
1/2 ts Baking soda
1 pk Lg. instant vanilla pudding
Solid shortening
Cinnamon sugar

DO NOT USE A METAL SPOON, METAL BOWL OR METAL PAN! DO NOT
REFRIGERATE!

Day 1 - Do nothing
Day 2 - Stir starter with wooden spoon
Day 3 - Stir starter with wooden spoon
Day 4 - Stir starter with wooden spoon
Day 5 - Stir starter with wooden spoon
Day 6 - Add 1 cup plain flour, 1 cup sugar and 1 cup milk; stir with
: wooden spoon
Day 7 - Stir starter with wooden spoon
Day 8 - Stir starter with wooden spoon
Day 9 - Stir starter with wooden spoon
Day 10 - Add 1 cup plain flour, 1 cup sugar and 1 cup milk; stir with
: wooden spoon

Pour into three 1-cup containers. Keep one for yourself and give the
other two to friends with a copy of this recipe.

TO BAKE BREAD:

Pour the remainder of the starter into a large glass or plastic bowl.
Add 1 cup oil, 1/2 cup milk, 3 eggs and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Mix
thoroughly with wooden spoon.

In a separate glass or plastic bowl, mix together 2 cups plain flour,
1 cup sugar, 1 cup chopped nuts, 2 teaspoons cinnamon, 1 1/2 teaspoons
baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon baking soda and 1
large box instant vanilla pudding.

Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix thoroughly by hand.
Do not use electric mixer.

Pour into 2 large or 4 small loaf pans, which have been well greased
(with solid shortening) and generously sprinkled with cinnamon sugar.
Sprinkle extra cinnamon sugar on top. Bake at 325ø for about 1 hour
for large pans or about 40 minutes for small pans.

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