Amish Friendship Bread Starter - Day 10

If you have been following along with the Amish Friendship Bread, we are now at Day10 - YEAH!  No more squishing baggies.  The days of "hard work" have finally come to an end and you can finally enjoy the "fruits" of your labor.  Today we bake!!

First, you will feed your baggie or container once last time and then divide it up into four cups.  One to use today to make bread, one cup for you to start feeding again for your self and the two remaining to give to friends.

Here is the orginial recipe that comes with your starter:

Amish Frienship Bread
Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

1 cup oil
1/2 cup milk
3 eggs
1 tsp vanilla

In a separate bowl combine the following dry ingredients and mix well:
2 cups flour
1 cup sugar
1-1/2 tsp baking powder
2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 - (5.1 oz) box instant vanilla pudding
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup nuts

Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients. Mix and pour into two well greased and sugared bread pans. Bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour

I usually sprinkle cinnamon sugar on top of my loaves and I also add chopped and peeled apples - makes a wonderful breakfast bread.

VARIATIONS:
Another variation that works out wonderfully is Lemon Poppy Seed muffins.  Use 2 small packages of lemon instant pudding and add 1/4 cup of poppy seeds (eliminate the vanilla pudding, cinnamon and the nuts).  I bake these in a very small muffin pan for about 20 - 25 minutes.

Another variation . . . Instead of using two loaf pans,  bake it in a bundt pan. Instead of the vanilla pudding, use chocolate instant pudding, and add pecans, chocolate chips and coconut.

For Banana bread, substitute banana cream pudding and a mashed banana.

The possibilities are endless.  Try a couple of these variations or experiment with your own concoctions to see what you can come up with.  I've also found some other recipes using the starter for other things besides the bread.  Stay tuned for more adventures!