Amish Friendship Starter Recipe?
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Amish Friendship Starter Recipe?
Quite a few years ago I had a recipe for an Amish Friendship starter. I don't remember where I got it, so no going back to the source. I remember it used fruit that you put in a jar and feed for several weeks, then drain and use that for a cake. I thought of that recipe the other day and can not find in my recipe collection anywhere. Thought it might be a good gift item for the holidays.
Does anyone have a tried and true recipe for the starter and the cake?
Thank you so much.
Murphy
Does anyone have a tried and true recipe for the starter and the cake?
Thank you so much.
Murphy
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I don't have the recipe but I do have fond memories of it. About 20 years ago it went around among the ladies of my church. We were all looking for someone to take this starter. I got rid of mine by hosting the coffee at the end of the service one Sunday and baking it all up in muffins. It reminded me of really good banana bread though it had no bananas in it. I'll be watching to see if someone has it.
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Mr google offers this one. There are others. Try googling and see if you get one that looks familiar. I had a starter a long time ago that didn't use milk.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/allreci...d-starter/amp/
https://www.google.com/amp/s/allreci...d-starter/amp/
#5
When we first were married 34 years ago, this was the "rage" and so I was given some starter. That fermented smell of the fruit took some getting used to when you took the lid off to stir things. There were many variations that's for sure, fun memories!
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So tonight I looked through my old recipe box and found this:
Starter:
1 cup sliced peaches, drained & cut up
1 8 oz can pineapple chunks
3 maraschino cherries
1 ½ cups sugar
1 ½ packs dry yeast
.... Combine yeast, peaches, pineapple, cherries, and sugar. Stir with a wooden spoon 3 or 4 times the first day. Then stir daily for 2 weeks. Store on counter in glass jar with lid barely set on..... Then continue...
Friendship Cake: Put 2 cups sugar and 28 oz peaches into large jar with starter. Stir daily....on 10th day add 2 cups sugar and 19 oz crushed pineapple. Stir daily. On 20th day add 2 cups sugar and 2 9 oz jars maraschino cherries, drained. Stir daily. On 30th day drain off starter and give 1 ½ cups to each of 5 friends (will keep 10 days in fridge)
Ingredients for Cake: 4 pk white or yellow cake mix with pudding; 16 eggs; 1 ½ cups oil; 4 cups chopped walnuts. Use 2 pks to coat fruit. Mix 2 pks with eggs & oil... Add fruit mix. Fill loaf pans ½ full. Line pans with brown paper. Cook at 350 * F for 60 min.
Yield: 7 loaf pans.
Maybe this is what you are looking for?
Starter:
1 cup sliced peaches, drained & cut up
1 8 oz can pineapple chunks
3 maraschino cherries
1 ½ cups sugar
1 ½ packs dry yeast
.... Combine yeast, peaches, pineapple, cherries, and sugar. Stir with a wooden spoon 3 or 4 times the first day. Then stir daily for 2 weeks. Store on counter in glass jar with lid barely set on..... Then continue...
Friendship Cake: Put 2 cups sugar and 28 oz peaches into large jar with starter. Stir daily....on 10th day add 2 cups sugar and 19 oz crushed pineapple. Stir daily. On 20th day add 2 cups sugar and 2 9 oz jars maraschino cherries, drained. Stir daily. On 30th day drain off starter and give 1 ½ cups to each of 5 friends (will keep 10 days in fridge)
Ingredients for Cake: 4 pk white or yellow cake mix with pudding; 16 eggs; 1 ½ cups oil; 4 cups chopped walnuts. Use 2 pks to coat fruit. Mix 2 pks with eggs & oil... Add fruit mix. Fill loaf pans ½ full. Line pans with brown paper. Cook at 350 * F for 60 min.
Yield: 7 loaf pans.
Maybe this is what you are looking for?
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So tonight I looked through my old recipe box and found this:
Starter:
1 cup sliced peaches, drained & cut up
1 8 oz can pineapple chunks
3 maraschino cherries
1 ½ cups sugar
1 ½ packs dry yeast
.... Combine yeast, peaches, pineapple, cherries, and sugar. Stir with a wooden spoon 3 or 4 times the first day. Then stir daily for 2 weeks. Store on counter in glass jar with lid barely set on..... Then continue...
Friendship Cake: Put 2 cups sugar and 28 oz peaches into large jar with starter. Stir daily....on 10th day add 2 cups sugar and 19 oz crushed pineapple. Stir daily. On 20th day add 2 cups sugar and 2 9 oz jars maraschino cherries, drained. Stir daily. On 30th day drain off starter and give 1 ½ cups to each of 5 friends (will keep 10 days in fridge)
Ingredients for Cake: 4 pk white or yellow cake mix with pudding; 16 eggs; 1 ½ cups oil; 4 cups chopped walnuts. Use 2 pks to coat fruit. Mix 2 pks with eggs & oil... Add fruit mix. Fill loaf pans ½ full. Line pans with brown paper. Cook at 350 * F for 60 min.
Yield: 7 loaf pans.
Maybe this is what you are looking for?
Starter:
1 cup sliced peaches, drained & cut up
1 8 oz can pineapple chunks
3 maraschino cherries
1 ½ cups sugar
1 ½ packs dry yeast
.... Combine yeast, peaches, pineapple, cherries, and sugar. Stir with a wooden spoon 3 or 4 times the first day. Then stir daily for 2 weeks. Store on counter in glass jar with lid barely set on..... Then continue...
Friendship Cake: Put 2 cups sugar and 28 oz peaches into large jar with starter. Stir daily....on 10th day add 2 cups sugar and 19 oz crushed pineapple. Stir daily. On 20th day add 2 cups sugar and 2 9 oz jars maraschino cherries, drained. Stir daily. On 30th day drain off starter and give 1 ½ cups to each of 5 friends (will keep 10 days in fridge)
Ingredients for Cake: 4 pk white or yellow cake mix with pudding; 16 eggs; 1 ½ cups oil; 4 cups chopped walnuts. Use 2 pks to coat fruit. Mix 2 pks with eggs & oil... Add fruit mix. Fill loaf pans ½ full. Line pans with brown paper. Cook at 350 * F for 60 min.
Yield: 7 loaf pans.
Maybe this is what you are looking for?
Now to get the calendar and figure out when to start to have those loaves by the holidays.....
again thank you for looking up your recipe.
Murphy
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Mr google offers this one. There are others. Try googling and see if you get one that looks familiar. I had a starter a long time ago that didn't use milk.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/allreci...d-starter/amp/
https://www.google.com/amp/s/allreci...d-starter/amp/
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