Amish Friendship Bread

Starter:

1 pkg active dry yeast
1/4 C warm water
1 C flour
1 C sugar
1 C warm milk

Dissolve yeast in warm water for about 10 mins. Stir well. In a glass or plastic container, combine flour and sugar. Mix well. Slowly stir in warm milk and yeast mixture. Store in a large ziploc bag. Make sure to label the bag with the date, as day 1.

Day 1: Receive starter
Day 2: mush bag, push any air out and reseal
Day 2: ditto
Day 3: ditto
Day 4: ditto
Day 5: add 1 C each flour sugar and milk, mush bag
Day 6: mush bag, remove excess air
Day 7: ditto
Day 8: ditto
Day 9: ditto
Day 10: add 1 C each flour sugar and milk. divide into 4 bags with 1 C each. Give away 3 with instructions, keep one for yourself.

Combine your C of batter with the following:

2/3 C oil
3 eggs
1/2 t salt
1 t vanilla
1-1 1/2 t cinnamon
1 C sugar
2 C flour
1 1/4 t baking powder
1/2 t baking soda

Beat until well blended. Grease 2 loaf pans with butter and sprinkle with sugar/cinnamon mix instead of flour. Bake at 325F for 45 mins to 1 hr.

Aunt Thelma's Bran Muffins

400F

1 1/2 C white sugar
2 eggs
1/2 C oil
2 C all-bran cereal
2 C bran
1 C boiling water
2 C flour
1 1/2 t baking soda
1/2 t salt
2 C buttermilk

Pour boiling water over bran and set aside to cool. Cream together first 3 ingredients. Beat in cereal and bran. Add last 4 ingredients. Batter will keep in fridge up to 6 weeks. Bake 20-25 mins.

Grandma Tolman's Brown Bread

350F

6 C warm water
2/3 C melted honey
2 T salt
2 T tofu drink mix
2 T lecithin granules (NOT extra strength)
3 T dough enhancer
2/3 C oil
2 T cider vinegar
2 T wheat gluten
2 T instant yeast
2 C wheat flour
a pinch of vitamin C crystals
1 C mixed raw sunflower, pumpkin, and sesame seeds

Mix all ingredients well, minus seeds. Slowly add seeds and approx. 12-14 C wheat flour, until dough begins to leave the side of the mixer. Mix 8 mins. Let rise til double in bulk. Form loaves and let rise. Bake 30-35 mins.

2 C of white flour can be used in place of some of the wheat flour. To get this, grind about 10 C of hard white wheat.

Spiced Apple Muffins

400F

2 C flour
1 C bran flakes or oatmeal
2/3 C brown sugar
1 T baking powder
1 t salt
1/2 t cinnamon
1/4 t nutmeg
2 eggs
2/3 C milk
1/4 C cooking oil
1 C peeled grated apple

Combine dry ingredients. Fluff with fork to thoroughly distribute baking powder. Push mixture up sides of bowl, making a well in the centre. In med bowl, beat eggs slightly. Add milk, cooking oil, and apple. Stir together and pour into well. Stir quickly to moisten. Batter will be lumpy. Spoon into greased muffin tins. Bake 15-20 mins.

Cornbread

425F

1 C flour
1 C cornmeal
1/4 C sugar or honey
4 t baking powder
1 t salt
any spices (cinnamon, nutmeg, etc.)

Separate 2 eggs, beat yolks. Add 1 C milk and 1/4 C melted marg. Fold wet into dry, just until smooth. Fold in beaten egg whites. Bake 20 mins.

Cinnamon Rolls

350F

12 C flour
1/2 C dry milk
1/2 C sugar
1/2 C marg
2 t salt
4 eggs
4 C warm water
2 T yeast
1/2 C warm water

Sprinkle yeast in 1/2 C warm water. While that's rising, combine first 5 ingredients in a large bowl. Make a well in the middle of this mixture. Pour the rest of the ingredients into the well and slice into the flour mixture a little at a time until combined. Knead and let rise 2 hrs. Divide into 4 (freeze whatever you don't use). Roll out one section on floured surface. Spread with margarine, then sprinkle with cinnamon. Roll up and slice into 16 rolls using thread (slide thread under roll, then slowly pull ends of thread past each other and pull tight). Spread pan with butter and brown sugar. Place rolls in prepared pan and let rise. Bake 17 mins. Let cool 2 mins, then tip out upside down so sauce is on top.

Monkey Bread

350F

1/2 C brown sugar
2 sticks butter (1 C)
2/3 t cinnamon
3 cans buttermilk biscuits (non-flaky)
1 C sugar

Cut each biscuit into quarters. Combine sugar and cinnamon in a large ziploc. Throw in biscuits and shake to coat. Place in a bundt pan. Melt butter with b. sugar in a saucepan or microwave, pour over biscuits. Bake 30-40 mins, until top is golden brown. Let cool 15-20 mins, place upside-down on a plate.

Banana Bread

350F

1 C sugar
1/2 C margarine
3 mashed bananas
1 t baking powder
1 t vanilla

Mix and add:

2 eggs
2 C flour
1/2 t baking soda
chocolate chips (if that's your thing ;)

Bake 30-40 mins for bread, 15-20 mins for muffins.