I have a Q. I have a recipe that is almost identical but does not call for baking soda, just baking powder. Will this screw it up? Thanks for any help I am baking it tomorrow.

It is very moist and crumbly. It has a coffee cake like texture. I put walnuts in the batter and it was very good. Thanks.

This recipe is very dry. I believe it should have "milk" added to the list of ingredients or baking time should be shortened. The pudding recipe that I have seems to be better with the milk added. Next time I try this one, I'll add the milk to see if it is better.

Ok, it works and it's tasty, but its also kind of a rip off. I mean, with this friendship bread we spend all this time nurturing a yeast sponge but at the end we put in a whole mess of baking powder/soda... it makes you wonder why we need the starter in the first place.

This recipe is great! Much better than the one I was given. I make it healthy by substituting 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour and 1 cup rolled oats for the 2 cups of white flour. I substitute all of the oil for unsweetened apple sauce and then bake in muffin tins at 400 degrees for 20 minutes. My whole family loves it and it's good for you (shhh don't tell).

Great! My husband loved it ... somehow 1st time I baked it I forgot to add the vanilla - still tasted great, Nice and moist.

This recipe is very easy to use and it tasted great. It does produce a more cake-like bread (think banana bread). It is a wonderful alternative to all the supposedly Amish recipes that call for instant pudding! I also tried substituting melted butter and adding a dash of nutmeg and that worked fine as well. I appreciate this recipe.

I love this bread and so do all of my friends and family, as they benefit from the starters. I find the vegetable oil taste to be overpowerings, so I substitute apple sauce.

The pudding-added version is going around our office building, and so far all are reporting good results. I, too, did multiple variations; very moist and lovely, but glad to know next time pudding alone can suffice! And to Brenda regarding the green bottom on what your mother baked--sounds like a chemical reaction between the batter and the pan (part of the reason some recipes say use non-metal bowls to mix) so to be safe I hope you threw it out! I did use non-stick metal pans and greased them, then used a dusting of SOMETHING, be it flour, sugar/cinnamon, cocoa, etc., and all worked out (8 loaves so far). But if you don't want to chance it, perhaps try glass/silicone, paper liners in a metal one, or disposable heavy paper "pans" next time? A friend did muffins instead of loaves, too, so if you use muffin papers that should do the trick. Good luck!

I really liked this bread but when I passed it on to my mom and she made it, the bottom of the loaf was green when it came out of the oven. Anyone know why or if it's even safe to eat?

I made this recipe two times and it came out dry. I will not make this again.

GREAT RECIPE. FUN TO DO WITH THE GRANDCHILDREN AND THEY GET TO TAKE "STARTER" HOME TO SHOW THEIR MOM HOW IT IS DONE!

Yummy! But submitter forgot the most important step; once pans are greased, carefully sprinkle with cinnamon/sugar mixture, and sprinkle more on top before baking!

Yum - I love this recipe because there are so many different ways to make it. ONE NOTE: If you use 1 large box of instant pudding, or 2 small ones, you will not need to add any additional sugar. It is plenty sweet. I loved having raisins in ours & can't wait to try other's ideas.

For all the babysitting you have to do for Amish bread, I did not think it was that great. I actually did not like the after taste of the starter. But I do prefer this recipe over the recipe with pudding added to it.

I think this is a great recipe. However like many others, I have noone else who will take a starter. I too have made the bread without adding on day 10. I didn't want any more starters. Another recipe that I intend to try is the 30 day cake.

This is a great recipe! My friend gave me this recipe, along with a loaf of bread and a starter. Hers included a box of pudding, flavor of choice, and she uses 2 teaspoons cinnamon. My whole family loves it! With all the endless possibilities that can be added to this such as nuts, baking chips, fruit, some veggies like carrots or zuchini, I was always have a starter in process and/or in the freezer.