Comments on: Easier Amish Friendship Bread

By: Mary

Mary — Sat, 05 May 2012 13:35:56 +0000

Sorry I’m just now seeing this, Donna…of course you can bake all the bread up and give it away baked, yes just triple the recipe! Should work out great!

By: Donna

Donna — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 18:33:37 +0000

The starter I got do I really need to give it away or can I bake all the bread myself then give that away and can i bake it all the same day just have to triple the recipe

By: Donna

Donna — Tue, 31 May 2011 23:53:23 +0000

enjoyed reading and learning about starter. cook a lot but this is the first time I can remember doing the starter. I was concerned about the leftover bags and finding something to do with them each time. The first time I made the bread I did a triple batch and gave bread as gifts to 4-H judges but do not need this much each time. Made a batch of bread yesterday and now I am freezing and also reduced the amount of milk, flour and sugar I use to feed the starter so I will have less starter. will see how this works. Tried banana pudding and mashed banana and it was a hit with my son. Just wondering if anyone has tried using butterscotch chips and pudding?

By: Mary

Mary — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 23:47:41 +0000

Hi Jessica,
Go for it. It should be okay. We have frozen with great success.

:O)
Mary

By: Jessica

Jessica — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 18:22:29 +0000

Hi,
I have a starter that I’ve made from scratch, I’m currently on day 2, but I was wondering on day 10 (since I won’t have starters to give away) if I could just take a cup for myself to bake with and freeze the left over starter until I’m ready to bake again?

By: Mary

Mary — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 06:01:29 +0000

It depends…are you starting your AFB from scratch this week as per the recipe above, or are you maintaining a batch from an already established starter? If you are starting from scratch, you better wait till day 10 to bake bread…but if you are feeding a starter someone passed along to you, then you are okay to speed up the process by a couple of days. I have never baked it earlier than Day 8 of the process, but you could try it. No need to add anything different, just follow the directions as if you were on Day 10. Hope this helps!

By: LMCP

LMCP — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 20:28:55 +0000

Can I bake Amish Friendship bread on Day 6 instead of Day 10? Should I do anything extra to the batter/starter at that point to make it come out right?

By: Reka

Reka — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 14:04:43 +0000

Dear Mary,
I believe Landa is looking for me as I wrote about the “brothers” last year. If she still wanted to contact me, would You be so kind and give her my E-mail address!
Thank You, Reka

By: Anna Banana

Anna Banana — Sat, 29 May 2010 20:15:08 +0000

Thanks Ladies for all the insight. After reading all the posts, I saw this suggestion twice… cut back on the amount of “feed” but keep it within proportion. Has anyone had success wih this? I would like to keep my starter going, not have to overload my friends, and not overload my freezer. Hence… Does feeding it less really keep the starter alive at the same time as just producing less? Thanks!

By: Mary

Mary — Sun, 02 May 2010 21:06:37 +0000

Hi Landa,
I was looking for her comment, but can’t find it! If I find it, I can go behind the scenes and email her giving her your contact info so she can get in touch. I’ll let you know what I find out!

Will be looking forward to your “experiment” update! Thanks!

Mary