Friendship bread recipes

The sourdough bread recipe is here Sourdough bread


AMISH CINNAMON BREAD
(you need to make the starter first)

To your starter add:

1 cup vegetable  oil (or 2/3 cup oil and 1/3 cup applesauce)

4 eggs

2 teaspoons vanilla

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

2 teaspoons cinnamon

1 small box vanilla instant pudding

1 cup sugar

2 cups flour

Stir well - add 1 cup nuts and 1 cup raisins (optional) Pour into 2 greased loaf pans  or 1 bundt pan. Bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour, or until done. (After removing from the oven, spread butter on top, then put cinnamon sugar mixture on. 

APPLE FRIENDSHIP BREAD

1 cup Friendship starter at room temperature

3 eggs

2/3 cup vegetable oil

3 teaspoons vanilla extract

2 cups unbleached all purpose flour

1 cup sugar

2 teaspoons baking powder

1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

1 cup chopped English walnuts or pecans

2 medium apples peeled and finely chopped 

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease two  9 X 5 inch loaf pans. In a large mixing bowl, beat together the starter, eggs, vegetable oil and vanilla. Add the dry ingredients and blend. Fold in the nuts and apples and transfer the batter to the prepared loaf pans. Bake for 50 minutes and remove from the oven. Allow the bread to cool for 10 minutes, then tip onto a rack  to finish cooling.