Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 1/2 cup Amish Friendship Bread Starter ((130 grams))
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil ((50 grams))
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup warm water ((170 grams))
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour ((or bread flour) (450 grams))

Instruction

  • This recipe works best if you weight out the ingredients. We highly recommend a kitchen scale.
  • In a medium size bowl, use a whisk to mix together the starter, oil, salt, and water.
  • Add the flour. Use a rubber spatula to mix the ingredients together until the flour is absorbed and a stiff dough forms.
  • Allow the dough to rest for 30 minutes.
  • Using your hands, form a dough ball.
  • Spray a large glass bowl with cooking spray. Place the dough in the bowl, then cover with plastic wrap. Leave the dough overnight at room temperature.
  • At about the same time the next day, check the dough. It should be slightly risen. Remove the dough from the bowl and knead about 10 times to form a smooth ball.
  • Grease a 9x5 loaf pan with oil or cooking spray. Form a small, smooth loaf with the dough and place it in the pan.
  • Cover the pan loosely with plastic wrap and allow it to sit again at room temperature overnight.
  • You should find the next day that the dough has risen nicely to fill the pan.
  • Preheat the oven to 325º Fahrenheit and bake for about 35-40 minutes. If the top is getting too brown, cover loosely with a piece of foil so it doesn't get any more brown.
  • Allow the bread to cool for 5-10 minutes. Loosen the edges of the bread with a knife and remove it from the pan to cool on a wire rack.
  • Store in an airtight container.