MakeItHealthy Recipe ★ Healthier Amish Friendship Bread Starter

Make something extra special to share with a friend! This delicious starter is healthier than the original version and can be used to make a variety of healthful breads. (Do not use metal containers or utensils.)

Ingredients

• 1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast
• ¼ cup warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup low-fat milk
• 1 cup white whole wheat flour
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup low-fat milk
• ½ cup all-purpose flour
• ½ cup whole wheat flour
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup low-fat milk

Cooking Directions

1. Dissolve yeast in water in a small bowl. Let stand 10 minutes. Combine 1 cup all-purpose flour and 1 cup sugar in a 2-quart container. Mix thoroughly or flour will lump when milk is added. Slowly stir in 1 cup milk and dissolved yeast mixture. Cover loosely and let stand until bubbly. Consider this day 1 of the 10 day cycle. Leave loosely covered at room temperature.
2. On days 2 through 4: Stir starter with a spoon. Day 5: Stir in 1 cup white whole wheat flour, 1 cup sugar and 1 cup milk. Days 6 through 9: Stir only.
3. Day 10: Stir in 1/2 cup each all-purpose and white whole wheat flour, 1 cup sugar, and 1 cup milk. Remove 1 cup to make your first bread, give 2 cups to friends along with this recipe, and your favorite Amish Bread recipe. Store the remaining 1 cup starter in a container in the refrigerator, or begin the 10 day process over again (beginning with step 2).

Nutrition Facts

• calories33.2
• carbohydrateContent7.7 g
• cholesterolContent0.2 mg
• fatContent0.1 g
• fiberContent0.2 g
• proteinContent0.6 g
• sodiumContent3.3 mg
• sugarContent5 g