Amish Friendship Bread Starter

Okay, I had a reader want to make Amish Friendship Bread, but didn't have a "Starter" and didn't know how to get one, so I hunted down a recipe for Amish Friendship Bread Starter.  This Recipe is only for the starter, if you want to make the bread, you need to follow the instructions Here.

Just like when making the rest of the Amish Bread Recipe, do not use a Metal Bowl or Metal Spoon when making this starter.

Ingredients:

1 pkg. active dry yeast
1/4 cup warm water (110°F)
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup white sugar
1 cup warm milk (110°F)

Directions:

1. In a small bowl, dissolve the yeast in warm water for about 10 minutes. Stir well.

 2. In a 2 quart glass or plastic container, combine 1 cup sifted flour and 1 cup sugar. Mix thoroughly or the flour will get lumpy when you add the milk.

3. Slowly stir in warm milk and dissolved yeast mixture. Poor into a Ziploc bag. The mixture will get bubbly. Consider this Day 1 of the cycle, or the day you receive the starter.

Then follow the Amish Friendship Bread recipe for the rest of the instructions.