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Lighter Amish Friendship Bread

Lighter Amish Friendship Bread

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With half the sugar and fat – thanks to a secret ingredient; friends will love this version of Friendship Bread. Print this recipe + the original. ~ 

Instead of Friendship Bread, my friend calls it “Frienemy Bread.”

And not because the ingredient list includes 4 cups of sugar plus two packages of artificial vanilla instant pudding mix.

She calls it Frienemy Bread because after a few go-rounds of giving the ‘sourdough’ starter used in Friendship Bread to several of your friends – plus keeping one batch for yourself, you tend to run out of friends. Yet the starter keeps multiplying and multiplying. See, each time you make the bread, you feed the starter, which makes three more batches of starter (these are meant to be given to friends.)

But eventually, you run out of friends… and co-workers….and neighbors and then the large gallon-sized plastic bags of starter begin taking over your kitchen. And since you have to use them up every 10 days, that makes another time sensitive thing for a mom to do…besides laundry, packing lunches, and the normal things needed by several kids. And just like me, my friend hates to throw things out – but that’s eventually what you have to do, unless you want to build another wing on your house to store Friendship Bread sourdough starter.

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So I attempted to solve a few of these issues plus lighten the 4 cups of sugar and nix the pudding mix. Because: This. Bread. Rocks! It’s moist, cinnamon-spiced and perfect for quick back-to-school breakfasts or lunches.

So here’s a little chart to solve a few of the problems issues with this bread and how I turned it back into Friendship Bread:

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Lighter Amish Friendship Bread


  • Author: by Serena Ball, RD

Description

With half the sugar and fat – thanks to a secret ingredient; friends will love this version of Friendship Bread.


Ingredients

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  • Sourdough starter from a friend
  • Ingredients found here with the exceptions below.
  • Additional ingredients:
  • 1/2 cup low-fat milk
  • 1 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
  • 2 cups shredded zucchini

Instructions

  1. Follow instructions for Days 1-5.
  2. Day 6: Do not add sugar, milk or flour. You will still have plenty of starter
  3. Follow instructions for Days 7-9.
  4. Day 10:
  5. To starter dumped into bag: Instead of 1 1/2 cup white flour – Add 1 cup white + 1/2 cup whole wheat flour, 1 cup sugar, 1 cup milk
  6. Divide 1 cup batter as directed into gallon zip-top bags.
  7. To remaining batter add ingredients as directed except:
  8. Instead of 1 cup oil, add 1/3 cup canola/olive oil
  9. Instead of 1/2 cup milk, add 1 cup low-fat milk
  10. Instead of 1 cup sugar, add 2/3 cup sugar
  11. Instead of 2 cups white flour, add 1 cup white all purpose, 1 cup whole wheat flour
  12. Instead of 2 boxes instant pudding mix, add 2 cups shredded zucchini
  13. Instead of sprinkling 1/2 cup sugar on bread pans and on top, sprinkle 1 tablespoon sugar + 1 teaspoon cinnamon on top of both loaves of bread batter

Have you ever made Amish Friendship Bread? Do you use the original recipe – or make a variation?

Speaking of variations…I didn’t have green zucchini the last time I made the Amish Friendship Bread, so I used these overgrown Pattypan Squashes from my garden. Do you see the little yellow specs in the photos?!

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Rebekah

Monday 18th of August 2014

You're a good friend. ;)

Serena Ball

Thursday 21st of August 2014

Thanks friend...and the wise friend who gave the bread its TRUE name!

Arman @ thebigmansworld

Friday 15th of August 2014

I was obsessed with the Amish market in America and swear all their food products tasted better! Thanks for the recipe!

Serena Ball

Thursday 21st of August 2014

I know, the Amish are great bakers and canners!

ellie | fit for the soul

Thursday 14th of August 2014

Any recipe with the word 'amish' in it seems to be amazing~why is that? I wonder. The bread looks extremely moist and like something I'd polish off within a few days by myself. ;)

Serena Ball

Friday 15th of August 2014

Yup! We eat a loaf in about 1 day around here. Luckily, there are plenty more sour dough starter bags still in my fridge! (:

Kimberly

Thursday 14th of August 2014

I love Amish Friendship Bread, but yes, it can be a bit of a caloric -- and time consuming -- nightmare!

I love how you've fixed all these problems ... awesome post!

Serena Ball

Friday 15th of August 2014

Thanks Kimberly. I was overwhelmed too. But hey, I think you live close enough to drive too...don't be surprised if you find a little bag with a date marked on it on your doorstep...along with some zucchini of course! (:

Cassie

Thursday 14th of August 2014

I love how you broke out how you fixed everything... that is a really cool idea and lots of great substitutions!

Serena Ball

Friday 15th of August 2014

Thanks Cassie! It's even better when it tastes this good...and my kids ask for it again and again!

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