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Servs: 12  Prep: 30m  Cook: 60m  

This is a variation of Amish Friendship Bread. A word about the yeast: Many of the recipes are very specific about what days to feed, what days to stir, etc. The yeast are actually very robust and can survive with a wide variety of feeding/stirring/neglecting regimens. You know they are alive if the starter has bubbles and it smells like yeast.

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•   1 1/4 cup stone ground whole wheat flour 1 1/4 cup stone ground whole wheat flour
•   1 cup unbleached flour or whole wheat pastry flour 1 cup unbleached flour or whole wheat pastry flour
•   1/4 cup chopped walnuts (optional) 1/4 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
•   1 tablespoon ground cinnamon 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
•   1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon baking powder
•   1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon baking soda
•   1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon salt
•   1/4 cup sugar 1/4 cup sugar
•   1/2 cup milk or soy milk 1/2 cup milk or soy milk
•   3 bananas, mashed or blended 3 bananas, mashed or blended
•   1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
•   1/4 cup oil 1/4 cup oil
•   1 generous cup Amish Friendship starter 1 generous cup Amish Friendship starter
•   3 eggs or 1 T Ener-G egg replacer plus 1/4 c water 3 eggs or 1 T Ener-G egg replacer plus 1/4 c water
•   ~2 teaspoons vegetable oil for greasing pans ~2 teaspoons vegetable oil for greasing pans
•   ~1 tablespoon sugar for sugaring pans ~1 tablespoon sugar for sugaring pans

Instructions

1. Pre-heat oven to 325 F.
2. Combine dry ingredients (flours, nuts, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, salt, sugar) in mixing bowl and stir until well mixed.
3. Puree bananas with other wet ingredients (milk, bananas, eggs, vanilla, oil, starter) in a blender or mash bananas with a fork and combine with other wet ingredients using a spatula or electric mixer.
4. Pour wet ingredients onto dry ingredients and mix with spatula.
5. Grease two loaf pans or one 9"x13" pan with vegetable oil. Sprinkle sugar on top of the oil to form a sparse layer. This prevents sticking and creates a nice, sweet crust.
6. If using Ener-G egg replacer, prepare and add it at the last minute. Combine with water in a separate bowl and whisk well. Stir into batter.
7. Pour batter into pan(s). Bake 45-55 min or until fork inserted comes out "clean."

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Anne Bunner March 16

For gluten-free, just substitute gluten-free flours like brown rice flour.

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Anne Bunner March 16

For a vegan version, I use 1 tbsp Ener-G egg replacer plus 1/4 cup water in place of the eggs. And soy milk instead of milk.

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funBobby December 17

Nice recipe! Thanks for adding it!

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Anne Bunner December 17

To maintain my Amish Friendship starter, I keep it in a large ziploc bag. I use all but a few teaspoons of my starter when I bake, then feed it with 1/4 c each of flour, sugar, milk and mix well. 3-6 days later, I feed it with another 1/4 c each of flour, sugar, milk and mix well. 0-6 days later, I use the starter in a recipe. The starter can be entirely neglected for days on end.

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