ISO: Shortcut for making Amish Friendship Bread

[cuteascountry_Shortcake]

Note from Shortcake: I decided to move this request into a new thread in this category. Hopefully someone has the answer being sought by EagleMason32. Thank you. -Shortcake

EagleMason32
New Member
Re: Amish Friendship bread and starter
« Reply #8 on: 8/1/03

Hi all,

I have had this bread in the past and it is great. My mother was from a town in PA that has a lot of Amish folks and she was always making this bread in all kinds of different ways. I am glad to have finally found a way to make it myself as she never showed me how to make the starter because she always received the starter from her friends.

My question is: Is there a way to circumvent making the starter and still have a quasi-friendship bread? Since running across this recipe I would like to include it in my dishes that I plan on making for our family reunion on Saturday Aug 2nd. I know, pushing it right, but I know that for instance you can sub vinegar and milk for buttermilk in buckwheat pancakes, not the same, but works and thought perhaps there was a way to do something on that order for the starter.

Thanks
Eagle

[cuteascountry_Shortcake]

Hi Eagle,

I don't have a tried and true answer I can give you in reply to your request. However, while doing a google search for shortcut sourdough friendship bread I came across this post. Perhaps this will give you an idea or two of your own to experiment with. In the meantime, I'll keep looking.

www.cookingcache.com/breads/quicksourdoughbread.shtml


QUICK SOURDOUGH BREAD

3 cups sifted bread flour
2 3/4 tsp of yeast, or one package
1 tsp salt
2 tsp sugar
3 tbls butter or margarine
1 tbls oil
1/2 cup sour cream or plain yogurt
2 tsp lemon juice.

If using a bread machine, mix and bake according to white bread directions. If using oven then mix all ingredients in a mixer and let rise at least twice. Bake at 375°F for 40 minutes.

SUBMITTED BY NOELLE D.

Note added Sept. 18, 2003 -Shortcake
While doing some surfing, I came across this post at another website. It is worth noting that the recipes appear to be the same. The second recipe is reported to work better with the addition of water to the dough mixture. I am posting the link as I do not have permission to share the complete text.
Please check out this tried and true recipe. See baking notes.

breadnet.net/quick-sourdough.html

[cuteascountry_Shortcake]

Hi Eagle,

Here is another idea for a quick starter:

www.jewishfood-list.com/
Listed under breads, click on Sourdough Starter (P, TNT)

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"Please note that all copyright protections, both individual and compilation, apply to this site. Recipes may not be reproduced in any other forum without explicit permission."



-Shortcake

[cuteascountry_Shortcake]

Here is an interesting web page for information on making and keeping a starter for sourdough bread.

www.oldfashionedliving.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=3498