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Dessert

Amish Friendship Bread

Serves 24 · 90 minutes

__notoc__ Amish friendship bread is a cinnamon-flavored cake that uses the "discard" from a sourdough starter for part of the leavening. This recipe usually begins with someone giving away a cup (8 ounces / 240 mL) of starter. If you need to make and maintain your own starter, review the guidelines for sourdough starter or quick sourdough starter. The process leading up to baking day requires a little bit of organizational work, but the cake itself is easy to make and bake; all the ingredients are simply stirred together. Despite the name, Amish friendship bread probably has no direct connecti

Suits: Vegetarian, Pescatarian. Allergens named in the ingredients: Gluten, Eggs, Tree nuts. Flags come from what shops, restaurants and cooks list and from the ingredient names. Always check the label. This is not medical advice.

Ingredients

  • 1–2 cups Sourdough starter
  • ⅔ cup / 130 g Vegetable oil or another neutral-flavored oil
  • 1 cup / 200 g White sugar
  • 3 ea. / 150 g Eggs
  • 2 cups / 240 g All-purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon / 3 g Baking soda
  • 1¼ teaspoons / 5 g Baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon Salt
  • 1½ teaspoons / 8 g Ground cinnamon
  • ½ cup / 75 g Raisins (optional; any color)
  • ½ cup / 60 g Chopped nuts, such as walnuts or pecans (optional)

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 °F (175°C, gas mark 4—moderate).
  2. Grease and flour two loaf pans or two 9-inch round cake pans. Alternatively, line them with parchment paper.
  3. Combine the sourdough starter, oil, sugar, and eggs in a large mixing bowl.
  4. Combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon in a separate bowl. Stir this dry mixture into the wet mixture.
  5. Stir in the raisins or nuts, if using.
  6. Pour the batter into the prepared pans. Optionally, sprinkle a decorative amount of cinnamon on top of the cake batter.
  7. Bake at 350 °F (175°C, gas mark 4—moderate) for about 50–55 minutes if using loaf pans, or about 25–30 minutes if using round cake pans. The cakes are done when a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.