King - Learn How To Bake The Amish Way Delicious Traditional Amish Cooking: Amish Cooking Bundle: Amish Baking Secrets

Makes: 2 loaves

Time: 70 minutes

Ingredients:

- 1 cup Amish Friendship Bread Starter*

- 3 eggs

- 1 cup oil

- cup milk

- 1 cup sugar

- teaspoon vanilla

- 2 teaspoons cinnamon

- 1 teaspoons baking powder

- teaspoon salt

- teaspoon baking soda

- 2 cups flour

- 1-2 small boxes instant pudding (any flavor)

- 1 cup nuts, chopped

- 1 cup raisins

For the bread starter:

- 1 cup plus 1 tablespoon of sugar

- cup warm water

- ounce packet of yeast

- 3 cups milk

- 3 cups all-purpose flour

Directions:

1. Prepare the bread starter; sprinkle 1 tablespoon sugar over warm water and add yeast; stir to combine.
2. Set aside for 10 minutes or until double in size.
3. Combine 1 cup milk, cup sugar, and 1 cup flour and yeast mixture in a large glass container.
4. Stir, well, with wooden spatula and cover. Leave at room temperature overnight.
5. For the next four days you only need to mix the prepared starter, each day.
6. On the 5 th day stir in 1 cup flour, 1 cup milk, cup sugar and stir well, cover up loosely.
7. During days 6-9 stir starter each day and cover; set aside in warm room.
8. On the 10 th day mix in remaining starter ingredients and remove 1 cup for the bread.
9. Prepare the bread; preheat oven to 325F and grease two large loaf pans; dust with some flour and shake off excess flour.
10. In a large mixing bowl combine all ingredients, stirring with wooden spoon until blended nicely.
11. Transfer prepared batter into prepared loaf pans and bake for 50-60 minutes or until inserted toothpick comes out clean.
12. Place the bread on a wire rack to cool completely before slicing.

Makes: 1 loaf

Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients:

- 2 cups cornmeal

- 2 cups all-purpose flour

- cup sugar

- 8 teaspoons baking powder

- 1 teaspoon salt

- 3 large eggs

- 2 cups milk

- cup melted lard or oil

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400F and grease 9x13-inch loaf pan with some oil.
2. Sift together cornmeal, flour, baking powder and salt; stir in sugar.
3. Add eggs, milk and melted lard or oil.
4. Mix well until combined thoroughly and transfer into prepared loaf pan.
5. Bake bread for 25 minutes or until edges are brown.
6. Place on a wire rack to cool before slicing.

Makes: 2 loaves

Time: 60 minutes

Ingredients:

- 1 cup butter, softened

- 2 cups sugar

- 2 eggs

- 2 cups buttermilk (if you do not have buttermilk just combine 2 cups milk plus 2 tablespoons vinegar or lemon juice)

- 4 cups flour

- 2 teaspoons baking soda

Cinnamon/sugar mixture:

- cup sugar

- 2 teaspoons cinnamon

Directions:

1. Prepare cinnamon-sugar mixture by combining cinnamon and sugar in a bowl.
2. Cream together butter and sugar in a bowl.
3. Add eggs and mix until combined.
4. Add flour, buttermilk and baking soda.
5. Preheat oven to 350F and grease 2 loaf pans with some oil.
6. Pour of batter into the two pans, sprinkle with half of cinnamon-sugar mixture cover with the remaining batter.
7. Spread remaining cinnamon-sugar over the top and place in the oven.
8. Bake for 50 minutes or until inserted toothpick comes out clean.
9. Place on a wire rack to cool before slicing.

Makes: 2 loaves

Time: 130 minutes

Ingredients:

- 1 cup warm water (110 degrees F)

- 1 cup warm milk (110 degrees F)

- 1 teaspoons salt

- cup sugar

- cup vegetable oil

- 1 tablespoons active dry yeast

- 5 to 6 cups all-purpose flour

- 1 egg yolk + 1 tablespoon water to form an egg wash

- 1 tablespoon butter, melted

Directions:

1. Whisk egg yolk and water in small bowl to make egg wash; set aside.
2. In a large mixing bowl combine yeast, sugar, milk and water.
3. Cover and place in a warm room for 5 minutes.
4. Uncover and stir in oil.
5. In a large bowl sift flour and salt.
6. Gradually add in yeast mixture, stirring well after each addition.
7. When almost combined transfer dough onto floured surface and knead for 4-5 minutes or until elastic.
8. Transfer dough into greased bowl and cover with clean cloth.
9. Set aside to rise for 90 minutes.
10. Remove dough and punch down to remove air; divide into two equal parts and form loves.
11. Grease loaf pans with oil and place dough into the pans; set aside for 30 minutes or until dough has risen 1-inch above pan.
12. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350F. When bread has risen brush each loaf with the egg wash.
13. Bake bread for 30 minutes or until inserted toothpick comes out clean.
14. Remove bread from pans and immediately brush with melted butter.
15. Slice when cooled to room temperature.

Makes: 1 loaf

Time: 70 minutes

Ingredients:

- cup vegetable oil

- 1 cup sugar

- 2 eggs, lightly beaten

- 3 ripe bananas, mashed

- 2 cups all-purpose flour

- 1 teaspoon baking soda

- teaspoon baking powder

- teaspoon salt

- 3 tablespoons milk

- teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350F and grease 9x15-inch loaf pan.
2. Place oil in large bowl; gradually add sugar and whisk well.