Amish Friendship Bread

I recently got a Friendship bread starter from my good friends, The Savages. You have to keep it in a gallon sized container for 10 days, un-refrigerated, kneading it and sometimes adding things to it before splitting the batch up and baking it on the last day. According to legend, only the Amish know how to make the original starter so the only way to get it is by having someone pass it to you. I was totally fascinated by it, kneading it every day, and watching the bag grow from it's contents (I don't know for sure but it must have some type of yeast in it). I finally got to make it the other day, and it is so delicious! Imagine a really soft breakfast bread that is cinnamon and vanilla-y....


The batch made 4 mini loaves and about 8 cupcakes... it was fun sharing the good with friends and family, and hopefully I'll get another starter in the near future!