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Cinnamon Apple Streusel Amish Friendship Bread

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A seasonal twist on classic Amish friendship bread. This bread is great for sharing with friends!

Note: this recipe requires Amish Friendship Bread starter – I’ve included the recipe for that as well.

Ingredients

  • FOR THE BREAD:
  • 1 bag Amish Friendship Bread Starter
  • 3 whole Eggs
  • ½ cups Oil
  • ½ cups Unsweetened Applesauce
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla
  • 2 cups Brown Sugar, Divided
  • 2 teaspoons Cinnamon, Plus 1 Tablespoon For Topping
  • ½ teaspoons Baking Powder
  • ½ teaspoons Baking Soda
  • ½ teaspoons Salt
  • 1 box White Chocolate Instant Pudding Mix, 3 Ounce Box
  • ¼ cups White Chocolate Chips
  • 2 whole Small Honey Crisp Apples, Peeled And Diced
  • ¼ sticks Margarine
  • _____
  • FOR THE STARTER:
  • 1 package Dry Active Yeast, 0.25 Ounce Packet
  • ¼ cups Warm Water, 110 Degrees F
  • 7-¾ cups Flour, Divided
  • 5-¾ cups Sugar, Divided
  • 5-½ cups Milk, Divided

Preparation

Important:
Do not use metal spoons or bowls for this recipe.
Do not refrigerate the starter.
If air gets into the starter bag, let it out (this is normal).

Start with a bag of Amish friendship bread starter. Recipe at the bottom!

Day 1: Do nothing, just let the bag of starter sit at room temperature.
Day 2: Squeeze the bag to release air.
Day 3: Squeeze the bag to release air.
Day 4: Squeeze the bag to release air.
Day 5: Squeeze the bag to release air.
Day 6: Add 1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar, and 1 cup milk. Squeeze the bag to release air.
Day 7: Squeeze the bag to release air.
Day 8: Squeeze the bag to release air.
Day 9: Squeeze the bag to release air.
Day 10: Follow instructions below:

1. Pour the entire contents of the starter bag into a non-metal bowl.
2. Add 1 1/2 cups flour, 1 1/2 cups sugar, and 1 1/2 cups milk. Stir.
3. Measure out 1 cup of batter each into 4 Ziploc gallon-sized bags (marked with the date). Keep a bag for yourself and give three bags to friends with a copy of this recipe.
4. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees (F).
5. To the remaining starter, add 3 eggs, 1/2 cup oil, 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce, 1 teaspoon vanilla, 1/4 cup brown sugar, 2 teaspoons cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon baking soda, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 2 cups flour, 1 box white chocolate instant pudding mix, 1/4 cup white chocolate chips, and 2 peeled and diced Honeycrisp apples.
6. For the topping, mix together the remainng 1 3/4 cup brown sugar, 1 tablespoon cinnamon, 1/4 cup flour, and 1/4 stick soft margarine with hands until crumbly.
7. Spray two medium loaf pans with cooking spray.
8. Pour the batter evenly into the pans.
9. Sprinkle the topping evenly amongst the two pans.
10. Bake for 45 to 60 minutes at 325 degrees (F), until a knife comes out clean. Let cool in the pan for 10 minutes.

Repeat every 10 days!

**AMISH FRIENDSHIP BREAD STARTER RECIPE:

1 package active dry yeast
1/4 cup warm water (110 degrees F)
3 cups all-purpose flour, divided
3 cups sugar, divided
3 cups whole or 2% milk

1. Dissolve yeast package with water in a small bowl and allow to stand for 10 minutes.
2. In a large non-metal container, combine 1 cup flour and 1 cup sugar. Mix thoroughly and slowly stir in 1 cup milk and the dissolved yeast mix. Cover and let stand until bubbly.
3. Consider this Day 1, do nothing. Follow the Amish Friendship Bread starter rules above.

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shutterbug on 10.1.2010

this recipe would be a whole lot more helpful if it also had the ingredients for starting out a bag of amish friendship bread. If you don’t have that to start with, this recipe can’t be utilized.

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on 6.26.2010

I baked the bread this morning, and it was wonderful! I’m gettin ready to take starter, a loaf of bread and a copy of the recipe over to my neighbors! Thank you for sharing!

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