No-Starter Amish Friendship Bread

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Back to fall baking

If you aren’t familiar with Amish Friendship Bread then you are missing out on some of the yummiest sweet bread you’ve ever tasted. Growing up, this bread was popular among the Navy wives in our little base community. To make the bread, you need to get a “bread starter” from one of your friends (or make it yourself). The starter is made with a mixture of flour, sugar and milk placed into a resealable bag. You knead the bag once a day for a few days and then you have to “feed” it for a few days after that. After the tenth day, you can divide it all up into 10 resealable bags and pass them out to friends (hence the name, Friendship Bread). They can then make the bread by adding a few more ingredients to the starter or start the process all over again to make more starters. Bottom line, it takes a bit of time and dedication. 

• It is a zero-calorie sweetener, perfect for any baking and cooking needs.
• It contains an extract from the sweet leaves of the stevia plant.
• Stevia In The Raw® Bakers Bag measures cup for cup with sugar so it can easily be used in any of your favorite recipes to reduce sugar and calories – no conversion from sugar to Stevia In The Raw® necessary
• Stevia In The Raw® Bakers Bag is formulated so that 1 cup has the same sweetness as 1 cup of sugar
• Up to 700 calories are saved for every cup of sugar that is swapped out for Stevia In The Raw® Bakers Bag

Be sure to look for Stevia In The Raw® Bakers Bag in the baking aisle of your grocery store

Friendship is still in the bread

To keep the “friendship” in the friendship bread, I decided to make some mini loaves of this bread. So instead of getting a “starter” to make their own bread, my friends will get some they can eat today! In this recipe I am still using regular sugar for the topping (to get that lovely browning on top of the loaves) and substituting half of the sugar in the original recipe with Stevia In The Raw®.

All you need are a few mini loaf pans. This recipe will make 8 mini loaves or 2 regular loaves. These make wonderful back-to-school teacher’s gifts as well. Your whole home will smell delicious as these are baking! Cool crisp air and warm sweet bread straight from the oven – there’s nothing better!

Ingredients:
for the cinnamon sugar mixture:
1/2 cup Sugar In The Raw®
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon

for the Amish Friendship Bread:
3 cups buttermilk
2 cups oil
6 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/4 cups Stevia In The Raw®
1 1/4 cups sugar
1 tbsp cinnamon
3 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
4 cups all-purpose flour
2 (3.4 oz) small boxes instant vanilla pudding
1 1/2 cups chopped walnuts (optional)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 325f degrees. Spray two bread loaf pans (or 8 mini loaf pans) with nonstick cooking spray. Sprinkle half of the Sugar In The Raw®/cinnamon mixture on the sides and bottom of loaf pans.

In a large bowl, stir together buttermilk, oil, eggs and vanilla. Stir in Stevia In The Raw®, sugar, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt.Then, slowly stir in flour and instant vanilla pudding. Finally, gently stir in chopped walnuts.Pour batter evenly into prepared pans. Sprinkle the tops with rest of the Sugar In The Raw®/cinnamon mixture.

Bake for 45 minutes (for mini loaves) and about an hour for full-size loaves.

It smells heavenly!Allow to cool completely. Then gently remove the loaves and pack them into cellophane bags.

Enjoy!

Recipe credit: Friendship Bread Kitchen

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4.08 from 13 votes

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No-Starter Amish Friendship Bread

Prep Time

20 mins

Cook Time

45 mins

Total Time

1 hrs 5 mins

 

Course: bread, Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: 16

Calories: 325 kcal

Author: Brandie @ The Country Cook

Ingredients

• cinnamon sugar mixture for pans and tops of breads*
• 3 cups buttermilk
• 2 cups oil
• 6 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 1/4 cups Stevia In The Raw®
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 1 tbsp cinnamon
• 3 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 3.4 oz small box instant vanilla pudding
• 1 1/2 cups chopped walnuts optional

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 325f degrees. Spray two bread loaf pans (or 8 mini loaf pans) with nonstick cooking spray.

2. Sprinkle half of the cinnamon sugar mixture on the sides and bottom of loaf pans.
3. In a large bowl, stir together buttermilk, oil, eggs and vanilla.
4. Stir in Stevia In The Raw®, sugar, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
5. Then, slowly stir in flour and instant vanilla pudding.
6. Finally, gently stir in chopped walnuts.
7. Pour batter evenly into prepared pans.
8. Sprinkle the tops with rest of the cinnamon sugar mixture.
9. Bake for 45 minutes (for mini loaves) and about an hour for full-size loaves.
10. Allow to cool completely. Then gently remove the loaves and pack them into cellophane bags.

Recipe Notes

*To make cinnamon sugar mixture, stir together 1/2 cup sugar with 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon.

Nutrition Facts

No-Starter Amish Friendship Bread

Amount Per Serving

Calories 325 Calories from Fat 117

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 13g 20%

Saturated Fat 2g 10%

Cholesterol 66mg 22%

Sodium 297mg 12%

Potassium 260mg 7%

Total Carbohydrates 44g 15%

Dietary Fiber 1g 4%

Sugars 18g

Protein 8g 16%

Vitamin A 3.3%

Vitamin C 0.2%

Calcium 12.2%

Iron 12.2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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