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Friendship Bread    • 9  I received a ziploc baggie of amish
friendship bread starter from the SO's mother a little while
ago. I just noticed today that the recipe that came with it
calls for a large box of instant vanilla pudding, which doesn't
sound very Amish if you ask me. Does anyone know of a recipe for
a more authentic Amish Friendship Bread which doesn't include
instant Jello?  ...I really hope this bread is worth the 10 days
of mushing, feeding, and waiting!    1. Click to Upload a photo
(10 MB limit)   1. I used to do this 10-12 years ago. I don't
have the exact recipe I used to use, but it was something like
this (no pudding):       I didn't think the bread was any better
than good quick bread. The best tip my mother gave me was to cut
the starter in half so you only need to add half the ingredients
and in the end, have just enough starter to make a new loaf and
to keep for the next loaf. I had been begging people to take the
starter and ofte