Reviewed: Jan. 5, 2007

A pretty good bread. Got a starter from a neighbor recently and this is close to the recipe that came with it. My family really liked it. I made one with chocolate pudding and one with vanilla pudding. I added raisins to one of the vanilla and dried cherries to one of the chocolate loaves. I didn't think there was much chocolate flavor using the chocolate pudding. I had some black bananas and wondered if I could use the starter for banana bread. My recipe called for 1 cup of oil so I used 1/2 cup oil, 3 or 4 bananas and no pudding, and added 1/2 tea. nutmeg. The banana flavor came through well but not the spices. If I do that again I will add a bit more nutmeg.

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CURELOM

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Living In: Spokane, Washington, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 5, 2006

Wonderful recipe! The bread comes out tasty and super moist. I put 2 loaves in the freezer a few weeks back and took them out the other day for company. They defrosted fine and were just as moist as when I made them.

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Melanie

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Reviewed: Nov. 27, 2006

I used 2 grated granny smith apples instead of the nuts and raisins. Added cinnamon too. Made an unbelievably moist cake that was a hit at my church sale! made 6 mini loaves.

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Home Town: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

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Reviewed: Oct. 28, 2006

This was excellent. Baked one in a pyrex loaf pan and one in a metal loaf pan and the pyrex loaf cooked faster and looked nicer, as the top was a more golden brown. Any which way, it was excellent. Thanks so much for sharing!

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Home Town: Middlesex, New Jersey, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 13, 2006

I love the whole concept of the bread. I didnt use the nuts, dates, and rasins. But I added cappachino powder and some strong brewed cofee it tasted so yummy. I cant wait to experiment some more.

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CELMA11

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Reviewed: May 27, 2006

This was my first try at Amish Friendship bread. I used the starter found on this site. Bread came out great. I used a cup of applesauce instead of going half and half with the oil, used Splenda in place of the sugar, and sugar-free vanilla pudding. Even with the lightening up, it came out very delicious.

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Aryn

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Reviewed: Apr. 7, 2006

I was given some starter by a friend, and the recipe she gave with the instructions was almost identical to this one. I couldn't find a 5 oz box of pudding and just used the regular 3 oz size. This is really much more like a coffee cake in loaf form than a "bread". It's half gone only a couple of hours out of the oven!

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IRISHMAIDEN

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Reviewed: Dec. 5, 2005

This was extremely sweet. We much prefer the ordinary Amish friendship bread recipe on this site.

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NITROJEN

Home Town: Elk Grove, California, USA

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Reviewed: Nov. 18, 2005

Caramel Apple Friendship Bread - Here's something I did different I did to it today. Using this original recipe as the base, I added chopped apples, pecans, apple pie spice to the mix. Baked in 2 8x4 pans for about 60 mins. When cool I poured a Caramel Glaze over the top of it. On the starter recipe link on the recipe and it says at the bottom you can freeze this starter. I always do and it comes out great.

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Karen

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Reviewed: Aug. 11, 2005

I HAD THIS RECIPE YEARS AGO AND LOST IT..THANK YOU FOR SHARING, MY FAMILY LOVES IT,ALSO GREAT WITH BLUEBERRIES,OR CHOC. CHIPS,,FREEZES WELL TOO,,

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Reviewed: Jul. 14, 2005

We found this to be way too sweet and the pudding mix gave the bread an artificial taste.

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Reviewed: Apr. 14, 2004

This recipe is awesome. I have used several different ways of making it. Use lemon pudding and glaze with a light lemon glaze while cooling. I use cinnamon applesauce in place of regular applesauce. Use dried cranberries, choc. chips, nuts, any dried fruit. I keep a starting going all the time. Cant make it fase enough to keep everyone full.

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Reviewed: Jun. 27, 2002

This recipe is great if you use triple berry mix pureed to replace the oil in this recipe and I have also used peaches It is really good with orange dream pudding and pureed mandarin oranges.I was making 12-14 loaves a week of the different flavors I was making use your imagination you'll be really suprized at how it changes the flavor and brings them running. I couldn't make it fast enough!!!!!!!!!

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