1 cup Amish friendship bread starter
2 cup divided flour
2 cup divided sugar
2 cup milk
2/3 cup oil
1 cup sugar
3 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2 cup flour
1-1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
On the first day of the process, do nothing to the 1 cup of starter dough. Leave it, covered, in a warm place. On days 2, 3 and 4, stir the starter with a wooden spoon ( do not use a metal spoon). On the 5th day, add 1 cup of flour, 1 cup of sugar and 1 cup of milk and stir. On days 6, 7, 8 and 9, stir only. On day 10, add 1 cup of this mixture into each of 2 containers and give, along with bread recipe, to friends. Keep 1 cup refrigerated until you are ready to start the next batch of bread. You should have 4 cup of starter left to make bread. To that add the oil, 1 cup sugar, eggs, vanilla, baking soda, 2 cup flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. Mix well and pour into greased and sugared loaf pans (whatever size and shape you wish). Bake 40-50 minutes at 350 degrees. Cool 10 minutes and remove from pans.
Makes 2 large loaves or 4 small loaves.