Amish Friendship bread

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AMISH FRIENDSHIP BREAD - SOURDOUGH

Begin with:
1-cup flour
1-cup warm water
1/2-cup sugar
1 package yeast.

Add on 5th day:
1-cup flour
1-cup milk
1-cup sugar

Add on 10th day:
1-cup flour
1-cup milk
1-cup sugar

1: Mix all the starter ingredients well and place in medium-sized glass bowl. Cover with dinner plate so as not to cover tightly. Let stand overnight in warm place. Stir down each day for 4 days (Important do not refrigerate batter at any time)

2: On the fifth day add flour, milk and sugar and stir. Stir down each day until 10th day.

3: On the 10th day add flour, milk and sugar and measure out 3 separate cups of starter. Give one-cup starter and a copy of the instructions to each of three friends.

4: Use remaining dough to bake choice of bread or use in streusel recipe as follows:

Friendship Starter Streusel
Batter:
2/3 cup cooking oil
1-cup sugar
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2-teaspoon salt
3 eggs

Starter Streusel:
1/3cup margarine, melted
½ cup white sugar
½ cup brown sugar
½ cup quick oats
1-cup nuts (optional

1: After sharing three cups of starter with friends, mix oil, sugar, flour, baking soda, salt and eggs with remaining starter. Mix well and spoon 1/2 of batter into greased and floured 9 x 13 baking pan.

2: To prepare streusel combine all ingredients and mix well. Sprinkle 1/2 of streusel over batter. Cover with remaining batter and remaining streusel.
3: Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes