| Kids are a lot like this bread starter,
Before I sent it to school today I added a little TLC, A little sugar, A Little Milk, & a little squeeze to keep things together. Before I sent the kids to school I give them a little TLC, A little sugar, A Glass of Milk, & a big squeeze to help hold them together. You have the choice of what to do with both, My kids and this bread starter, Over the last year you’ve poured Things into my kids, You’ve hugged them, You have given them some TLC. You could have done just your job, But you gave them the special attention they needed, Just when they needed it. And today they are a little smarter & braver because of the care they have had. Together, everything we’ve given to them Will make them into something amazing! I hope that over the summer, as you add some TLC to this starter, And give it a little squeeze, That You are Reminded that Without that extra care and attention, Just like this bread, My kids, Would not be who they are now. Thanks for being there for our kids & adding all of the ingredients That we did not have ourselves! – Amy McKenzie 6/2/2011 The McKenzie Family: Amy, Boaz, Caleb, Dean & Ezekiel Our Favorite Variations: Dean’s favorite: Replace Vanilla pudding w/ butterscotch & add butterscotch chips Caleb & Bo’s favorite: Replace Vanilla Pudding w/ Chocolate & Add Chocolate chips Amy’s Favorite: Use recipe as stated adding extra cinnamon and diced apples Zeke’s Favorite : make as directed on original recipe |
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Recipe for Amish Cinnamon Bread
DO NOT USE ANY TYPE OF METAL SPOON OR BOWL FOR MIXING. DO NOT REFRIGERATE. If air gets in the bag, let it out. It is normal for the batter to rise, bubble and ferment.
Day 1 Do nothing, Day you get your starter batter (I found a starter recipe, I have not tried it so I don’t know if it will work but it may be worth a try if you don’t have one)
Day 2 Mush Bag
Day 3 Mush Bag
Day 4 Mush Bag
Day 5 Mush Bag
Day 6 Add to Bag :Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1 cup of flour, 1 cup of sugar and 1 cup of milk, mush bag
Day 7 Mush Bag
Day 8 Mush Bag
Day 9 Mush Bag
Day 10 Pour entire contents from bag into a NON-metal bowl
Add 1 ½  cups of flour, 1 ½ cups of sugar, 1 ½ cups of milk
Measure out four separate batters of 1 cup each into four 1 gallon Ziploc bags. Keep one starter for yourself and give three to friends along with a copy of this recipe. With the remaining batter in your bowl, use the following recipe to bake your bread
Preheat oven to 325 degrees
Add the remaining ingredients to the batter in your bowl
3 eggs
1 Cup of oil (or ½ cup oil and ½ cup applesauce)
½ Cup milk
1 Cup Sugar
2 tsp. Cinnamon
½ tsp. Vanilla
1 ½ tsp. Baking Powder
½ tsp. Baking Soda
½ tsp. Salt
2 Cups Flour
1 Large box instant vanilla pudding
Grease 2 loaf pans. Mix an additional ½-cup sugar and 1 ½ tsp. Cinnamon. Dust pans with this mixture. Pour batter evenly into the pans and sprinkle with remaining sugar/cinnamon over top. Bake for 1 hour (check in 45 mins) Cool until bread loosens from the pans evenly (abt 10 mins.) Turn bread onto serving dish. Serve warm or cold.
If you keep a starter for yourself, you will bake every 10 days. The bread is very good and makes a great gift. Only the Amish know how to create a starter, so if you give them all away you will have to wait until someone gives you one back.
