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Reviewed: Dec. 3, 2008
This was great. I didn't use all of the cinnamon, because I didn't have enough, but it turned out great. I found that if you leave out the adding of a cup of flour, sugar and milk on day ten of the starter, you don't have extra to give to 2 people. There is enough for you to start a new one for yourself and enough to make bread that day.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.38 star rating.
Reviewed: Nov. 19, 2008
This recipe is great, but it is even better if you add 1 box of vanilla pudding to the recipe.
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Reviewed: Nov. 14, 2008
This is a great starting point. But I needs stuff added to it. I normally throw in a cup of raisins and sprinkle brown sugar and cinnamon on top. When I follow the recipe to the letter, the bread comes out very dry. I am hoping that is because my starter is made with non-fat milk. I bought a 1/2 gallon of whole milk to experiment, so we will see what happens.
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Reviewed: Nov. 5, 2008
I thought this was a fine recipe. I'll bet that the previous posters who complained about dry bread, began with a dry starter. Mine had plenty of moisture in it and the bread turned out great! I also sugar coated the bottom of the pan when I baked it.
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Reviewed: Oct. 27, 2008
Since none of the AFB recipes on here are like mine, I'm rating it here since all that I added was 2 boxes of pudding. I also didn't measure out my starter, just used what was left after removing the 4 cups, but it looked more like 2 cups of starter than 1. It made 2 loaves, both rose wonderful. It took an hour to get them set in the middle. Absolutely delicious, especially after waiting so long to make it.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.38 star rating.
Reviewed: Oct. 23, 2008
Really easy to throw together while the other two Friendship Breads were baking. I cut back the flour to 1 1/4 c. and added one box of instant vanilla pudding (Grocery Outlet has them on sale right now three for a buck!) and added a little nutmeg. This recipe made one loaf. I won't be able to vouch for the taste, as this is a gift for someone else, but it smells wonderful.
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Reviewed: Oct. 11, 2008
I made this bread using the starter, which turned out okay, except I didn't see that it said not to use metal utensils. I don't know if that's what made this taste different than other Amish breads I've had before, but it tasted dry and overdone after it was baked. I will definitely make friendship bread again, but I probably will alter this recipe a bit and I surely won't bake it as long as this recipe calls for.
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Reviewed: Aug. 27, 2008
It wasn't anything to write home about. I think I've gotten spoiled with the bannana breads & pumpkin breads that I've been baking so this was pretty blah to me. I baked for 55 minutes & it was too done on the bottom. Wondered if an 8 oz container of sour cream would make this more moist...
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Reviewed: Aug. 16, 2008
This was good, but it's more like cake than bread. Should be called "Amish Friendship Cake".
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Reviewed: Aug. 6, 2008
This bread was amazing! I would rather call it a cake because that's what it tastes like. I swear I will make this bread one day, and just 2 days later, it will all be gone. Everyone in my house loves it, especially my little brother!!!
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Reviewed: Jul. 15, 2008
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.
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Reviewed: Jul. 11, 2008
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.
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Reviewed: Jul. 7, 2008
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.
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Reviewed: Jun. 19, 2008
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.
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Reviewed: Jun. 14, 2008
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).
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Reviewed: May 27, 2008
Great! My husband loved it ... somehow 1st time I baked it I forgot to add the vanilla - still tasted great, Nice and moist.
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Reviewed: May 25, 2008
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.
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Reviewed: May 18, 2008
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.
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Reviewed: May 15, 2008
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!
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Reviewed: May 2, 2008
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?
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