Amish Friendship Chocolate Bread Recipes

Steps:

• DIRECTIONS TO MAKE THE STARTER: In medium bowl, stir together yeast and warm water until yeast is dissolved. Add buttermilk. Beat in 1 cup flour and 1 cup granulated sugar. Pour mixture into 1-gallon zipper-topped bag; seal bag. Place in cool, dry location for at least 8 hours or up to 10 hours.
• Place starter in refrigerator and store there for Days 2 through 10. Consider this (or the day you receive the starter) as Day 1 of the cycle.
• DIRECTIONS TO ACCOMPANY A STARTER BAG: Day 1: Do nothing. Day 2: Mash bag. Day 3: Mash bag. Day 4: Mash bag. Day 5: Mash bag. Day 6: To bag, add 1 cup all-purpose flour, 1 cup granulated sugar, 1 cup cultured buttermilk; seal bag and mash until mixed. Day 7: Mash bag. Day 8: Mash bag. Day 9: Mash bag. Day 10: Follow directions below: Pour entire bag into nonmetal bowl. Add 1 cup flour, 1 cup granulated sugar, 1 cup cultured buttermilk. Measure out 1 cup of Starter into each of 4 (1-gallon) zipper-topped bags. Keep 1 bag for yourself, and give other bags to 3 friends along with recipe.
• DIRECTIONS TO MAKE TWO LOAVES OF BREAD: Heat oven to 325°F. Spray 2 (9x5-inch) loaf pans with cooking spray. In large bowl, beat contents of 1 bag of Starter, the eggs, butter, buttermilk, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, flour, and pudding mix with whisk until a smooth batter forms.
• Scoop 1 cup batter into small bowl. Add cinnamon; beat with whisk until cinnamon is well mixed into batter. Spoon dollops of cinnamon batter back into large bowl with vanilla batter. With fork, gently swirl vanilla and cinnamon batters together. Don't over mix! Two or three swirls should be enough! Pour batter into pans. Sprinkle top of each loaf with 1 tablespoon granulated sugar.
• Bake 55 to 65 minutes or until bread springs back when touched lightly in center. Cool until bread loosens from sides of pan. Turn breads out onto serving dish or cutting board. Serve and enjoy!

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 2 (9x5 inch) loaf pans.
• In a large bowl, combine the Amish bread starter with oil, eggs, 2 cups flour, 1 cup sugar, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon baking soda, 1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder, and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Mix well. Pour into prepared loaf pans.
• Bake in preheated oven for 50 to 60 minutes.

Steps:

• 1. In a bowl, combine and mix well: 1 cup oil 1/2 cup milk 3 eggs 1 tsp vanilla 1 cup Amish Batter * In a separate bowl combine the following dry ingredients and mix well: 2 cups flour 1- 1/2 cups sugar 1-1/2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp baking soda 1 - (5.1 oz) box instant chocolate pudding 3 heaping TBS of cocoa 1/2 tsp salt 1 cup pecans or walnuts 1 cup chocolate chips Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients. Mix and pour into two well greased and sugared bread pans. Bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F . Lightly grease two 9x5 inch loaf pans.
• In a large mixing bowl, stir together all-purpose flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, chocolate pudding. Make a well in the center of this mixture. Add Amish friendship bread starter, vegetable oil, milk, eggs and vanilla extract; mix well. Pour batter into prepared loaf pans. 2-9' loaf pans.
• Bake in preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean, about 60 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes before removing from pan.