Best Oatmeal Bran Muffins Amish Friendship Bread Starter Recipes

OATMEAL BRAN MUFFINS (AMISH FRIENDSHIP BREAD STARTER)

Steps:

• Beat together wet ingredients til just mixed.
• Add remaining ingredients and stir until just mixed (batter should be a little lumpy).
• Fill greased muffin tins 2/3 full and bake 30 minutes at 375 degrees.

EASY FRIENDSHIP BREAD (AMISH BREAD) STARTER

Steps:

• Dissolve yeast in small amount of warm water.
• Mix all ingredients together in a gallon-size ziploc bag. This is day one.
• Day 1 - Do nothing (This is the day you receive your starter, see date on your bag.).
• Day 2 - Mush the bag.
• Day 3 - Mush the bag.
• Day 4 - Mush the bag.
• Day 5 - Mush the bag.
• Day 6 - Add to the bag: 1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar, 1 cup milk - Mush the bag.
• Day 7 - Mush the bag.
• Day 8 - Mush the bag.
• Day 9 - Mush the bag.
• Day 10 - Follow the instructions below:.
• Pour entire contents of the bag into a large non-metal bowl.
• For 4 starters: Add 1-1/2 cups flour, 1-1/2 cups sugar, 1-1/2 cups milk.
• For 1 starter: Add ½ cup flour, ½ cup sugar, ½ milk (Tip: Starter will form lumps - add flour and sugar only and stir until smooth then add milk gradually (it will take a lot of stirring.).
• Label four (or one), one-gallon Ziploc bags with "Day 1" and the date. Fill each of these bags with one cup of the mixture. These are starters for you to pass onto your friends and/or co-workers. If you'd like, you may keep one for yourself. Note: If you keep a starter bag for yourself, you will be baking bread every 10th day. If you don't keep one for yourself, you will have to wait until you receive another starter bag from a friend, as the Amish are the only ones who know how to create a starter. After filling the bags, there will be 1-1/2 cups of batter remaining.
• Preheat the oven to 325'.
• To the remaining batter add 3 eggs, 1-1/2 tsp baking powder, 1 cup oil (or ½ oil & ½ applesauce), ½ tsp baking soda, ½ cup milk, ½ tsp vanilla, 1 cup sugar, 2 cups flour, ½ tsp salt, 1 large box vanilla instant pudding, 2 tsp cinnamon, 1 cup raisins (optional), 1 cup chopped nuts (optional).
• Note: It is easier to mix if you combine the dry ingredients (except for sugar and pudding) in another bowl then add it slowly to the batter.
• Grease bottom and sides of 2 large loaf pans or spray with Pam. Mix ½ cup sugar and 1-1/2 tsp cinnamon in a small bowl. Dust the insides of each of the pans with half of the mixture, making sure to cover the bottom and sides well.
• Pour batter evenly into the 2 pans and sprinkle with remaining sugar mixture over top of the batter.
• Bake for approximately 1 hour (until toothpick comes out clean.) Cool until the bread loosens from the pan easily. Turn onto serving dish. May be served warm or cold. Enjoy.

AMISH FRIENDSHIP MUFFINS

Steps:

• 1. 1 cup Amish friendship batter * 2 cups flour 3/4 cup oil 1 tsp baking soda 2 tsp baking powder 1 cup sugar 3 eggs 1-1/2 tsp cinnamon 2 tsp vanilla Stir Well. Add: 1 cup nuts, chopped OPTIONAL 1 cup apples, chopped 1 cup raisins, or 1 cup blueberries Mix Well. Put into muffin tins well greased if not using liners. Sprinkle with topping on each muffin and bake at 350 degrees F for 15-20 minutes or until done.
• 2. TOPPING 1 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup flour 1/4 cup margarine Mix well and sprinkle over tops of muffins before baking.

AMISH FRIENDSHIP STARTER

Steps:

• Day 1: In a large glass or plastic bowl, combine 1 cup sugar, 1 cup flour, and 1 cup milk.
• Stir with a wooden spoon.
• Cover loosely with a clean cloth dish towel.
• Keep at room temperature.
• Day 2: Using a wooden spoon, stir once a day.
• Day 3: Using a wooden spoon, stir once a day.
• Day 4: Using a wooden spoon, stir once a day.
• Day 5: Add 1 cup sugar, 1 cup flour, and 1 cup milk.
• Stir.
• Day 6: Using a wooden spoon, stir once a day.
• Day 7: Using a wooden spoon, stir once a day.
• Day 8: Using a wooden spoon, stir once a day.
• Day 9: Using a wooden spoon, stir once a day.
• Day 10: Add 1 cup sugar, 1 cup flour and 1 cup milk.
• Stir.
• Remove 3 cups of mixture and give one cup to three friends.
• Save remaining starter for yourself, feeding every fifth day with 1 cup sugar, 1 cup flour and 1 cup milk.
• ~Note~Don't forget to print out the directions for your friends, so they know how to feed the starter!

FRIENDSHIP MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350'.
• Mix batter, 2 cups flour, oil, baking soda, baking powder, sugar, eggs, cinnamon and vanilla and stir well.
• Add nuts, apples, raisins, and/or blueberries and mix well.
• In a separate bowl, mix brown sugar, 1/2 cup flour and margarine well.
• Put batter into muffin tins well greased if not using liners. Sprinkle with topping on each muffin and bake for 15-20 minutes or until done.

AMISH FRIENDSHIP BREAD STARTER

Steps:

• In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in water. Let stand 10 minutes. In a 2 quart container glass, plastic or ceramic container, combine 1 cup flour and 1 cup sugar. Mix thoroughly or flour will lump when milk is added. Slowly stir in 1 cup milk and dissolved yeast mixture. Cover loosely and let stand until bubbly. Consider this day 1 of the 10 day cycle. Leave loosely covered at room temperature.
• On days 2 through 4; stir starter with a spoon. Day 5; stir in 1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar and 1 cup milk. Days 6 through 9; stir only.
• Day 10; stir in 1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar and 1 cup milk. Remove 1 cup to make your first bread, give 2 cups to friends along with this recipe, and your favorite Amish Bread recipe. Store the remaining 1 cup starter in a container in the refrigerator, or begin the 10 day process over again (beginning with step 2).

QUICK AMISH FRIENDSHIP BREAD OR MUFFINS (NO STARTER REQUIRED)

Steps:

• Mix "starter" ingredients together.
• Mix oil, milk, eggs, and vanilla with the "starter".
• In a separate bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, baking soda, vanilla pudding mix, and nuts.
• Add to liquid mixture and stir thoroughly.
• Pour into two large well-greased 9x5 inch loaf pans, one Bundt pan, or 48 muffin tins.
• Bake at 325F for one hour or until done (muffins will take only 30-35 minutes) and enjoy!

OAT BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C). Line or grease 12 muffin cups.
• Blend together brown sugar, oat bran, flour, baking powder, soda, and salt. Add eggs, chilled applesauce, and vegetable oil. Mix until well-blended. Spoon batter into muffin cups. Let stand 10 minutes.
• Bake at 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) for 15 minutes or until golden brown.
• VARIATIONS: Add 1 cup plumped raisins, with a little bit of raisin water (approximately 2 tablespoons). Or, before baking, sprinkle mixture of sugar and cinnamon over the tops of the muffins. Or, add 1 teaspoon cinnamon or nutmeg to flour mixture.