It usually starts with somebody giving you a baggie full of sweet sourdough starter that they made at home. It comes with a list of instructions on how to keep it alive! On the first day you do nothing. On the next day, you stir it. Then you add flour and sugar to feed the yeast.<br><br>
And so on.<br><br>
After about a week you can make a bread out of it, saving some to keep alive and to make more starter with! Most friendship bread recipes use vegetable oil, flour, sugar and instant vanilla pudding.<br><br>
Here's where you can get creative. You can add carrots, cinnamon, nuts, cherries, cinnamon, coconut and anything else. You can substitute chocolate pudding for vanilla and add coffee powder. You can substitute applesauce for some of the oil. It can be really good!<br><br>
The problem is when you look at it as a way to use up leftovers in your fridge! Yuck! Stop the madness!<br><br>
Plus, keeping the starter alive and passing it on to others, because you can't possibly use it all, can be a hassle.<br><br><br><img alt="" src="http://whippedtheblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/amishbread2.jpg" style="border:0px solid;">
And so on.<br><br>
After about a week you can make a bread out of it, saving some to keep alive and to make more starter with! Most friendship bread recipes use vegetable oil, flour, sugar and instant vanilla pudding.<br><br>
Here's where you can get creative. You can add carrots, cinnamon, nuts, cherries, cinnamon, coconut and anything else. You can substitute chocolate pudding for vanilla and add coffee powder. You can substitute applesauce for some of the oil. It can be really good!<br><br>
The problem is when you look at it as a way to use up leftovers in your fridge! Yuck! Stop the madness!<br><br>
Plus, keeping the starter alive and passing it on to others, because you can't possibly use it all, can be a hassle.<br><br><br><img alt="" src="http://whippedtheblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/amishbread2.jpg" style="border:0px solid;">
