Servings: 2 loaves

STARTER: subheading: STARTER:
2 1/4 tsp. Instant Yeast 2 ¼ tsp. Instant Yeast
3 cup all purpose flour 3 cup all purpose flour
3 cups white sugar 3 cups white sugar
3 cups milk 3 cups milk
 
AMISH BREAD RECIPE: subheading: AMISH BREAD RECIPE:
1 cup oil 1 cup oil
3/4 cup sugar ¾ cup sugar
2 tsp cinnamon 2 tsp cinnamon
1 1/2 tsp baking powder 1 ½ tsp baking powder
3 eggs 3 eggs
1 large box instant (5.1 oz) vanilla pudding (or 1.5 oz sugar free instant pudding) 1 large box instant (5.1 oz) vanilla pudding (or 1.5 oz sugar free instant pudding)
1/2 cup milk ½ cup milk
1/2 tsp salt ½ tsp salt
2 cups flour 2 cups flour
1/2 tsp baking soda ½ tsp baking soda
1 tsp vanilla 1 tsp vanilla
mini chocolate chips mini chocolate chips

STARTER: subheading: STARTER:
1. In a 2 qt. glass, plastic or ceramic container, combine 1 cup flour & 1 cup sugar. Mix thoroughly or flour will lump when milk is aded. Slowly stir in 1 cup milk and test. Cover loosely and let stand until bubbly. Consider this day 1 of the 10 day cycle. Leave loosely covered at room temperature.
2. On days 2 thru 4; stir starter with a spoon. Day 5; stir in 1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar and 1 cup milk. Days 6 thru 9; stir only.
3. Day 10; stir in 1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar, and 1 cup milk. Removed 1 cup to make your first bread, give 2 cups to friends along with this recipe, and your favorite Amish Bread recipe. Store remaining 1 cup starter in a container in the refrigerator (or freezer, or begin the 10 day process over again (beginning with step 2)
AMISH BREAD RECIPE: subheading: AMISH BREAD RECIPE:
Measure 1 cup of starter and add the AMISH BREAD ingredients. Mix well with a non-metal spoon.
Grease 2 large loaf pans. Mix and additional ¼ cup sugar and 1 tsp cinnamon. Sprinkle half the sugar mixture into the greased pans. Pour batter into pans. Sprinkle remaining sugar mixture over batter. Bake at 325º for 1 hour. Cool until bread loosens from the pans evenly. Enjoy!

Pour (4) 1 cup starters into 1 gallon zip-lock bags. Keep one bag for yourself and give the 3 other bags to friends.  Pour (4) 1 cup starters into 1 gallon zip-lock bags. Keep one bag for yourself and give the 3 other bags to friends.
I love this bread, but always run out of people to give the starter too. This last time I froze them. I took one out and just let it sit for the 10 days, not adding the extra 3 cups on the 5th or 10th day, I just stirred it each day. The on the 10th day I followed the rest of the recipe and the bread turned out wonderful, no difference and I don't have to find 3 people to give a starter too.  I love this bread, but always run out of people to give the starter too. This last time I froze them. I took one out and just let it sit for the 10 days, not adding the extra 3 cups on the 5th or 10th day, I just stirred it each day. The on the 10th day I followed the rest of the recipe and the bread turned out wonderful, no difference and I don't have to find 3 people to give a starter too.
To Make mini loaves bake 325º, start checking at 25 minutes, it may take up to 40 minutes  To Make mini loaves bake 325º, start checking at 25 minutes, it may take up to 40 minutes