Amish Friendship Bread (Lower Fat)

I've adapted the original recipe in hopes to bring down the fat content... and maybe the calories as well. You could substitute the sugar with Splenda if desired, although I haven't tried it that way.

• Ready In: 1 hr 30 mins
• Serves: 26
• Yields: 2 loaves

Ingredients

• 1  cup  amish starter
• 3⁄4 cup applesauce
• 1⁄2 cup white sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3  egg whites
• 1⁄2 cup milk
• 1⁄2 cup water
• 2  cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 2  teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 2 (5 ounce) packages vanilla instant pudding mix (you can change the flavor of the recipe by changing the flavor of pudding)

• For outer crust (optional)

• 1⁄2 cup white sugar
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons cinnamon

Directions

1. 1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
2. 2. Mix bread ingredients in a non-metal bowl. DO NOT use any metal implements to mix the batter.
3. 3. Grease 2 large loaf pans and dust them with 1/2 the cinnamon/sugar mixture.
4. 4. Pour the batter evenly into the pans and sprinkle with the remaining sugar/cinnamon mixture.
5. 5. Bake for 1 hour. Cool until the bread loosens from the pan, about 10 minutes.