amish friendship bread                 Recipe: Making Amish Friendship Bread is a slow process! From start to finish it takes 10 days! 3 cups white sugar 3 cups all-purpose flour 3 cups milk 2/3 cup vegetable oil 3 eggs 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 cups white sugar 1 tsp ground cinnamon 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp baking soda 1-1/4 tsp baking powder 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast 1/4 cup hot water Day 1. Dissolve the yeast in warm water Next mix together 1cup sugar, 1 cup flour, 1 cup milk. Then add this to the yeast mixture - stir. Cover the bowl and store at room temperature. Days 2 to 4 - Stir. Day 5 - Add to the mixture 1 cup of flour, 1 cup of milk, 1 cup of sugar  and stir. Days 6 to 9 - Stir. Day 10 - Add to the mixture 1 cup milk, 1 cup sugar, 1 cup flour. Stir together. Next pour 1 cup into 4  plastic containers, these are now used as starters for the next time you make Amish Friendship Bread. Give 2 away to friends and keep 2 for yourself. To complete the recipe combine the remainder of the Amish mix with vegetable oil, eggs, 2 cups of flour, 1 cup of sugar, 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda, 1-1/4 teaspoons of  baking powder, and the teaspoon of vanilla. Mix together. Pour the mixture in 2 greased loaf tins. Bake at 350 degrees F(175 degrees C) for 50-60 minutes. Turn out of baking tins and allow to cool.