Recipes from Amish Country :: Amish Yeast and Quick Breads
Chopped apples, mashed bananas, shredded zucchini, shredded carrots, etc. may be added to make the bread of your choice.
2 c. Amish Friendship Bread Starter
1/2 c. canola (or other vegetable) oil
1/2 c. applesauce
1 c. sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract
3 eggs
1/2 c. milk
2 c. flour
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 c. chopped walnuts
1/2 c. raisins
1/2 c. dates, pitted and chopped
Preheat oven to 325 degrees fahrenheit. Lightly grease two 9 x 5-in. loaf pans.
In a large bowl, stir together Amish Friendship Starter, oil, applesauce, sugar, vanilla extract, eggs and milk.
Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Stir into the starter mixture. Fold in the chopped nuts, raisins and dates. Pour the batter in an even way into the prepared pans.
Bake for 60 mins., until a knife inserted comes out clean. Cool for 10 mins. in pans before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
Yields 2 loaves.
