How Do You Make A Friendship Bread Starter?
Friendship bread is a dessert bread that requires daily attention in its dough stage. For five days, the starter dough mixture must be cared for before being divided. People commonly share the divided dough with their friends, giving the bread its name. Activate the yeast in a large bowl by adding the 1/4 cup warm water. Stir and let it set for 10 minutes. Using a wooden spoon, add the flour and sugar to the yeast. Slowly pour in the warm milk. Mix gently. Cover the mixture with a towel and leave it out at room temperature. When the yeast mixture becomes bubbly, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate. Stir with a wooden spoon once a day for the next three days. Remove two cups of the starter mix to use in your own bread recipe. Replenish the starter by adding 1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar and 1 cup milk. Because you are not activating the yeast, the milk does not have to be warmed. Allow the replenished starter to sit out at room temperature for at least an hour before refrigerating it. St
