Dessert

Healthier Version of Amish Friendship Bread is for Dessert.

Healthier Version of Amish Friendship Bread takes 10 minutes to prepare.

Healthier Version of Amish Friendship Bread takes 60 minutes to cook.

Healthier Version of Amish Friendship Bread makes 16 servings.

The ingredients for Healthier Version of Amish Friendship Bread are:

Important preparation tips:
§ Do NOT use a metal spoon or bowl for mixing
§ Do not refrigerate
§ If air gets in bag; let it out
§ It is normal for batter to thicken, bubble and ferment
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Day 1: You receive fermented batter in a one-gallon Ziploc bag. Do nothing; just place the bag on the kitchen counter.
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Day 2-5: Squeeze the bag several times.
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Day 6: Add 1 cup whole wheat flour, 1 cup sugar, 1 cup soy milk. Squeeze the bag several times to mix.
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Day 7-9: Squeeze the bag several times.
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Day 10: In a large glass or plastic (non-metallic) bowl, combine the batter with 1 cup whole wheat flour, 1 cup sugar, 1 cup soy milk. Mix with wooden or plastic spoon. Pour four 1-cup starters into three or four one-gallon Ziplock bags. Give these starters away to family or friends with a copy of these instructions.
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Bread:
To the remaining batter (which should be approximately 1 cup) in the bowl add:

1 cup of applesauce
(or you can use canned pumpkin instead, but refigure the nutritional values)
1 tsp vanilla
1 ½ tsp baking powder
2 cups whole wheat flour
½ tsp baking soda
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp cloves (optional, depending on flavor of pudding used)
1 cup sugar
3 large eggs
½ tsp salt
½ cup soy milk (You can use chocolate soy milk with chocolate pudding for more chocolate flavor)
1 large (or 2 small) box of instant pudding (regular or sugar-free). (Try banana cream pudding, butterscotch, white chocolate, pistachio, or chocolate)
2 cups nuts, raisins, chocolate chips, etc. (optional)

Here is how you make Healthier Version of Amish Friendship Bread:

To 1 cup starter add remaining bread ingredients in a non-metallic bowl. Stir to combine. Pour into 2 well greased or sprayed loaf pans, 1 well greased or sprayed bundt pan, or 16 well greased or sprayed muffin cups. Bake at 325 for 30 minutes (muffins), 45 (loaf pans), or 60 minutes (bundt pan) or until done. *****Yield: 2 loaf pan cakes, 1 bundt cake, or 16 muffins (Two muffins equals one serving!)*****Up to 2 cups of raisins, nuts, apples, crushes pineapple, cherries, etc. may be added if desired. This also makes dozens of delicious muffins if baked in well greased or sprayed muffin tins. *****Optional: In a separate bowl mix 1 tsp cinnamon and 3 Tbs sugar. Sprinkle into well-greased pans before pouring batter into pans. This may also be mixed with 1 Tbs butter or butter substitute such as SmartBalance and used to create a struesel version by putting half of batter into pan(s), sprinkling struesel mixture over batter, and topping with remaining batter and balance of streusel mixture before baking.**************************************************If you can't get the starter from a friend, you can make it. The recipe is here: http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-detail.asp?recipe=292441Number of Servings: 16Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BJMOOMEY.

The nutritional information for Healthier Version of Amish Friendship Bread is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 16
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 183.0

• Total Fat: 1.7 g
• Cholesterol: 35.6 mg
• Sodium: 148.4 mg
• Total Carbs: 39.4 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3.0 g
• Protein: 4.4 g

The dietary needs meet for Healthier Version of Amish Friendship Bread is Vegetarian