Thankful for this wonderful day....

Praying everyone has a great day! I am thanking the Lord for this beautiful day!

Spencer and I are heading out for a "Mommy and Me" day.

First stop, the recycle center. Then off to the library for storytime.

We have a few groceries to pick up.

Spencer wants to play at McD's playplace, so I believe that will be our last stop before heading home for NAPTIME!

Amish Friendship Bread recipes

In small bowl: Mix Cinnamon and Sugar
*Only use wooden spoons or plastic/rubber spatulas ( no metal).*
1 C oil or applesauce
3 eggs
1/2 C milk
1 tsp vanilla
Mix well in large non-metal bowl.
Add, but do NOT mix:
2 C flour
1 C sugar
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
2 tsp cinnamon
1 large box of instant Vanilla pudding
Raisins (soak in hot water for 5 mins. and drain well)
**Only do this step if you want to make more starters. In another non-metal bowl; mix 1 C flour, 1 C sugar, 1 C milk and 1 C Starter.**
If you do not not want more starters, take 1 C of your starter and add it to the large bowl of ingredients. Mix well.
Grease 2 loaf pans, one Bundt pan, one 9x13, or 24 cupcake holders. Dust with cinnamon and sugar. Pour in batter. Sprinkle cinnamon sugar on top.
Bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour (cupcakes should take 30-40 mins.) Do not overbake. Bread is done when toothpick comes out clean.
Chocolate-chocolate chip variation: replace Vanilla pudding with chocolate and add 1 cup of chocolate chips.
Orange- Cranberry variation: replace vanilla pudding with orange pudding and add craisins ( soak in hot water like raisins, drain well)
Applesauce version: replace oil with applesauce, add 1 more tsp of cinnamon.
Banana Nut: cut oil in half, add 3 mashed, ripe bananas and chopped nuts.
This bread freezes well! I wrap it up in freezer paper and place in ziplock bags. If I make cupcakes, I just place 12 in a gallon ziplock bag and freeze.

Amish Friendship Bread

Frienship Bread Starter
Gallon size Ziplock bag
1/2 C Flour (regular or unbleached)
1/2 C sugar
1/2 C milk
Mix all ingredients together in ziplock. Make sure seal is clean and seals well. *DO NOT REFRIGERATE*
Day 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5; squish bag and mix throughly. ( may need to let air out)
Day 6: Add 2 C flour, 1 C sugar, 1 C milk. Squish bag and mix throughly.
Day 7, 8, and 9; squish bag and mix throughly.
Day 10: Make Friendship Bread according to recipe.
*This makes 4 cups of starter. You can use all 4 to make 4 batches or divide it into 1 C portions in a ziplock bags for 3 friends! When giving them out, they person is to start with DAY 2!

Amish White Bread

2 1/4 oz pkgs. Active Yeast
1 Tbsp Sugar
1 C Sugar
1/4 C shortening
2 Tbsp salt
1/2 C sugar
1 C Boiling water
2 1/2 C warm water
10 C flour (regular)
1. Dissolve yeast and 1 Tbsp of sugar in 1 C of water, not too hot of water. Set aside.
2. In larger mixing bowl combine shortneing, salt, sugar, and boiling water. Mix together intil shortening is dissloved. Add 2 1/2 C of additional warm water. Now add the yeast mixture, blend throughly.
3. Add 5-6 C flour, gradually mixing until dough can no longer be mixed. Knead for 20 minutes (I use my Kitchen Aid) continuing to add flour until dough is no longer sticky and becomes soft. Let rise 2 hours.
4. Place dough in 4 greased loaf pans, cover with dish towel and let rise for additional 2 hours.
5. Bake 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

Honey Oatmeal Bread (AMISH)

Honey Oatmeal Bread

1 C boiling water
2 C rolled oats, uncooked * I used quick oats*
1/3 Cup shortening, softened
1/3 C honey
1 Tbsp salt
2 pkgs active dry yeast
1 C warm water
1 egg
4-5 C wheat flour


Stir boiling water, oats, shortening, honey, and salt in large mixing bowl. Cool to lukewarm.

Dissolve yeast in the warm water.

Add yeast mixture, egg, and 2 C flour to the first mixture. Beat by hand or mixer for 2 minutes.

By hand gradulally add the remaining flour. *I only used 4 Cups total* just enough flour to make a stiff batter.

Spread batter evenly in 2 greased loaf pans. Smoothing tops by patting into shape.

Cover and place in warm area *I warmed my oven to 200 degrees and turned it off before I put the pans into to rise. Allow to rise for 1 1/2 hours.

Bake 350 degrees for 50 minutes. Remove bread from pans and brush tops with melted butter.

Simple Streusel Coffee Cake

Cake:
1 yellow cake mix 1/4 C Milk
1- 8oz Cream Cheese, softened 3 eggs
1/2 C oil 1/2 C sugar
Mix all ingredients for cake together and spread in a 9x13.
1 1/2 C fresh or frozen fruit
Scatter the fruit on top of batter.
Streusel:
1/2 C chopped pecans 3 TBLS Melted Butter
1/4 C Brown Sugar 1/2 tsp Cinnamon
Mix together and crumble on top of cake and fruit mixture. Bake at 350 for 40-45 mins.

Beer Bread

2 1/2 C self rising flour
1/2 C whole Wheat flour
3 T Sugar
12 oz beer or unflavored selter water
1/2 C Butter, melted
Mix first 4 ingredients together. Batter will be lumpy.
Place dough in bread pan. Pour 1/3 of butter on top of batter. Bake 40 minutes, at 350.
Pour 1/3 butter on top and bake 10 more minutes. Then pour remaining butter on top and bake for the last 10 minutes.
Allow bread to cool 30-45 minutes and serve warm!