How To make Friendship Cake & Starter
1 lg Gallon Jar
1 c Cubed Pineapple
1 c Sugar
2 tb Brandy
1 c Maraschino Cherries
-including juice 1 c Sugar
2 tb Brandy
1 c Sliced Canned Peaches
-including juice 1 c Sugar
2 tb Brandy
Cake: 1 Box Cake Mix
1 sm Box Instant Pudding
3/8 c Cooking Oil
4 Eggs
1 c Chopped Nuts
1 Portion Fruit
In the one gallon jar, combine the pineapple, 1 cup sugar and 2 tablespoons of brandy. Let ingredients sit in jar for 2 weeks, stirring daily. At the end of two weeks, add the maraschino cherries, 1 cup of sugar and 2 tablespoons of brandy. Let the mixture sit for
two more weeks, stirring daily. During the forth week add the canned peaches, 1 cup of sugar, 2 tablespoons of brandy. Let sit another two weeks, stirring daily. Seperate the liquid from the fruit. The liquid is your starter and you can use the fruit on ice cream or cake. Now you are ready to prepare the fruit for two cakes. DO NOT refrigerate the liquid. In a large gallon jar, put 1 1/2 cups of the starter, 2 1/2 cups of sugar and 1 large can (28 Oz.) sliced peaches. Mix well and cover jar with a paper towel. Do not refrigerate or screw lid on jar. Stir every day for 10 days. Next, add 2 1/2 cups of sugar and 1 can (16 oz.) crushed pineapple. Stir everyday for 10 days. Add 2 1/2 cups sugar and 1 can (16 oz.) fruit cocktail. Slice contents of 1 jar (10 oz.) maraschino cherries and add with juice. Stir every day for 10 days. On baking day, drain the fruit and divide it into two equal parts. Save the juice and use it as starter for friends. You will have enough for five starters (approximately 2 cups each). DO NOT refrigerate the liquid because it will stop the fermenting action. For each cake you will need: To each cake mix, add pudding mix, oil, and eggs. Beat until smooth and fold in fruit and nuts, batter will be thick. Pour mixture into a greased tube pan, then bake at 350 degrees for 50 to 60 minutes. Turn cake out of pan while hot. When cooled, the cake freezes well. The choices of flavored cake mixes and pudding mixes is yours and coconut may be substituted for nuts. SOURCE:*Norene B. Mitchell, Oneida, NY. Recipe Swap Column, Syracuse Herald American 8/2/92 SHARED BY: Jim Bodle 8/92
How To make Friendship Cake & Starter's Videos
Amish Friendship Cake Starter
Amish Cake/Bread Starter
1 Cup flour
1 Cup Sugar
1 Cup Milk
Mix all together
Day 1 is the day you mix these ingredients together. Stir days 2-4. Day 5 add each ingredient again. Stir days 6-10. On day 10 divide starter into freezer bags putting one cup in each bag. Save about 1/3 cup of starter to add to your next starter.
amish friendship cake
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takes a while but it sure is good.
starter = 1 cup sugar, 1 cup flour (all purpose) 1 cup milk. stir every day with plastic or wooden spoon. cover and keep on the counter.
on day on day 5 add 1 c. flour, 1 c. milk and 1 cup sugar. then stir every day till day 10. on day 10 add 3 cups veg. oil, 9 eggs 6 cups flour, 1 1/2 cups milk. 1 Tablespoon vanilla, 3 cups sugar, 4 1/4 teaspoon baking powder, 2 tablespoons cinnamon, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda, 2 cups walnuts or pecans. (nuts are optional) bake at 350 for 40 to 50 minutes for more amish cake secrets and tips go here. friendshipbreadkitchen.com
Sourdough–Style Friendship Cake From Scratch (and How To Begin a Starter Culture)
A long while ago, I was given a German Friendship Cake sourdough starter by someone at work. It makes a delicious cake, but I wondered... how can you make this if nobody gives you the starter? Well, here's the answer!
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STARTER
3 cups apple juice
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 tsp fresh lemon juice
1 package ( .25 oz) active dry yeast
1 jar (10 oz) maraschino cherries, undrained
2 cups raisins
1 package ( 7 oz.) dried apricots, finely chopped
1 can (15.25 oz.) crushed pineapple in juice, undrained
CAKE
Pan release!
Topping
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup pecans or walnuts, chopped
2 tab butter, room temperature
Cake
1 package (18.25 oz.) yellow cake mix with pudding, or white cake mix
1 Jar fruit and juice from the starter (about 2 cups)
1/3 cup vegetable oil
3 large eggs
Amish Friendship Bread ~ Full Recipe plus Starter!
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Use plastic or wooden utensils! Never Metal for this recipe!
Starter:
Mix together:
2 1/4 tsp active dry yeast
2 TBS warm water
Let sit for about 10 minutes until bubbles form on the top.
Mix together:
1 cup flour
1 cup sugar
1 cup milk
Add the yeast and stir. Leave out on your counter or somewhere where you will remember to do the rest of the steps. Do not store in refrigerator!!
Day 1: The day you make the starter. If you already have the starter do nothing but consider it day 1.
Day 2: Do nothing!
Day 3: Stir
Day 4: Do nothing!
Day 5: Do nothing!
Day 6: Add 1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar, 1 cup milk. Stir.
Day 7: Do nothing!
Day 8: Stir
Day 9: Do nothing!
Day 10: Baking day!!
Separate the mixture into 3 bowls. You should have approximately 1 cup in each bowl.
Set two of them aside to either use for your next batches of bread or give to a friend with the recipe!!
In a large bowl combine:
One of the cups of starter
1 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup milk
3 eggs (beaten)
1 tsp vanilla extract
Stir these ingredients together and set aside.
In a smaller bowl combine dry ingredients:
1 cup flour
1 cup sugar
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 TBS cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking powder
Two packages of 3.4 oz instant vanilla pudding (or 1 large package)
Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients in thirds, mixing between additions.
Grease 2 large loaf pans. Split the batter between the two pans and sprinkle the top with a mixture of 1 TBS sugar and a few shakes of cinnamon.
Bake in a preheated 325 degree oven for 1 hour. (I start checking at 50 minutes. When a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean the bread is done!)
Enjoy!
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Random info from wikipedia:
Friendship Bread is a type of bread or cake made from a sourdough starter that is often shared in a manner similar to a chain letter. The starter is a substitute for baking yeast and can be used to make many kinds of yeast-based breads, shared with friends, or frozen for future use. The sweet, cake-like Amish Cinnamon Bread is a common bread that is made from this starter; it is a simple, stirred quickbread that includes a substantial amount of sugar and vegetable oil, with a mild cinnamon flavor. It has characteristics of both pound cake and coffee cake. The flavor of the finished product can be altered by omitting cinnamon.
A common cycle is based on the addition of one cup each of sugar, flour, and milk every five days, with bread baked and extra starter shared every tenth day. The ten-day cycle produces five cups of starter, which must be either used to bake bread, given away, or used to start a new cycle. A common suggestion is to bake one loaf of bread, give away three cups of starter, and to save the remaining one for the next cycle.
It is not necessary to wait the canonical ten days before using one cup of starter: a cup of starter can be used as a yeast substitute at any point. However, using starter on earlier days will result in a smaller quantity of starter at the end of the cycle. To avoid running out of starter, it is normal to feed the starter (add milk, sugar, and flour) before removing a cup for use, and most recipes assume that starter is always fed immediately before being removed. A five-day baking cycle feeds the starter every fifth day and uses the resulting mixture on that day to bake one or two loaves of bread (one cup per loaf). The remaining starter is reserved to begin the next five-day fermentation cycle.
Despite common instructions to the contrary, the starter can be frozen for later use, and the cycle begun anew after thawing. The cycle can also be slowed to about half the normal fermentation rate by refrigerating the starter instead of allowing it to ferment at room temperature. Refrigeration is usually recommended if a few days' delay is desired. #barrylewis