Quick Amish Friendship Bread or Muffins (No Starter Required)

Submitted by Loves2Teach

"I love this bread and I had a craving for it, but didn't want to wait the month it took for the starter to be ready, so, I modified it a bit. It might not be quite as tasty as the original, but it's great if you want it in a hurry! I like to use butterscotch pudding for a different, but really nice flavor! Hope you enjoy!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 15mins
• Ingredients: 15
• Yields: 2 loaves

ingredients

• Starter

• 3⁄4 cup sugar
• 3⁄4 cup milk
• 3⁄4 cup flour

• Bread

• 1 cup oil
• 1⁄2 cup milk
• 3 whole eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 (5 1/8 ounce) box instant vanilla pudding (or flavor of your choice)
• 1 cup chopped nuts (optional)

directions

1. Mix "starter" ingredients together.
2. Mix oil, milk, eggs, and vanilla with the "starter".
3. In a separate bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, baking soda, vanilla pudding mix, and nuts.
4. Add to liquid mixture and stir thoroughly.
5. Pour into two large well-greased 9x5 inch loaf pans, one Bundt pan, or 48 muffin tins.
6. Bake at 325F for one hour or until done (muffins will take only 30-35 minutes) and enjoy!

Reviews

[cburke11616]

I made a few modifications to make it almost fat free and it still turned out awesome! I substituted 1 cup of applesauce for the 1 cup of oil. I also substituted 3/4 cup of egg beaters for the 3 eggs and I also used skim milk and it still turned out very moist and delicious. I used butter flavored Pam on the pan and sprinkled sugar/cinnamon combination in the pan and then on top of the batter before going in the oven. No more starter for me! Thanks!

 

[Jan Marie]

I've made this for the 5th time and thought I had reviewed it. It's my son-in-law's most requested dessert. He lives across state and my daughter is paying them a visit this week, so I'm sending him another loaf, which he hoards from visitors and keeps it only for himself and family. I add 1 c. nuts and sprinkle the bundt pan with sugar and cinnimon. Thanks for posting. PS: I was given some original Amish friendship bread made with the starter. IMHO, this one is better, and much easier.

 

[Quiltingqueen]

Good bread! The texture of this bread wasn't the same as real Amish friendship bread, but it also didn't take 10 days to make! Thanks for a yummy recipe!

 

[adena mangis]

This bread was really good and supper easy! I halved the recipe and used butterscotch pudding. Thanks for an easy friendship bread.

 

[kaeklnelson]

This is one of my favorite recipes. I love it even more now that I am 35 weeks pregnant. No waiting for friendship bread? What could be better. Thank you for sharing this amazing recipe. And I think that it is better than the original that requires a starter....