Name: Healthier Amish Friendship Bread Starter
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 120
Ingredients: Active dry yeast - 1 (.25 ounce) package; Warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C) - ¼ cup; All-purpose flour - 1 cup; White sugar - 1 cup; Low-fat milk - 1 cup; White whole wheat flour - 1 cup; White sugar - 1 cup; Low-fat milk - 1 cup; All-purpose flour - ½ cup; Whole wheat flour - ½ cup; White sugar - 1 cup; Low-fat milk - 1 cup

Ingredients for - Healthier Amish Friendship Bread Starter

1. Active dry yeast 1 (.25 ounce) package

2. Warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C) ¼ cup

3. All-purpose flour 1 cup

4. White sugar 1 cup

5. Low-fat milk 1 cup

6. White whole wheat flour 1 cup

7. White sugar 1 cup

8. Low-fat milk 1 cup

9. All-purpose flour ½ cup

10. Whole wheat flour ½ cup

11. White sugar 1 cup

12. Low-fat milk 1 cup

How to cook deliciously - Healthier Amish Friendship Bread Starter

1 . Stage

Dissolve yeast in water in a small bowl. Let stand 10 minutes. Combine 1 cup all-purpose flour and 1 cup sugar in a 2-quart container. Mix thoroughly or flour will lump when milk is added. Slowly stir in 1 cup milk and dissolved yeast mixture. Cover loosely and let stand until bubbly. Consider this day 1 of the 10 day cycle. Leave loosely covered at room temperature.

2 . Stage

On days 2 through 4: Stir starter with a spoon. Day 5: Stir in 1 cup white whole wheat flour, 1 cup sugar and 1 cup milk. Days 6 through 9: Stir only.

3 . Stage

Day 10: Stir in 1/2 cup each all-purpose and white whole wheat flour, 1 cup sugar, and 1 cup milk. Remove 1 cup to make your first bread, give 2 cups to friends along with this recipe, and your favorite Amish Bread recipe. Store the remaining 1 cup starter in a container in the refrigerator, or begin the 10 day process over again (beginning with step 2).