Amish Friendship Dough Starter (aka Herman)

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
		Breads	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1		Dry yeast
1/2	c	Warm water
2	c	Luke warm water
2	c	Sifted flour
1	t	Salt
1	T	Sugar

INSTRUCTIONS

Mix the following in a NON METAL BOWL WITH NON METAL UTENSILS!!!!!!!
Mix the yeast and the first 1/2 c water together and let stand until
"yeasty". Then sift the dry stuff together, and combine it with the
yeast/water and the other 2 c of luke warm water. Mix well with a
non-metal spoon and let stand uncovered at room temp for 3-5 days,
covering only at night, and stirring 2-3 times a day.  Remove 1 cup and
start the ten day ritual, as below. With the  remaining mix, add 1/2 c
water, 1/2 c flour, and 1 t sugar. Let stand  at room temp one day
(until very bubbly). Store covered in fridge for  up to 10 days for in
recipes or as further starter.  10-day ritual (all done at room temp in
non-metal bowl)  Day 1--you receive "Herman" and do nothing Day 2--stir
w/non metal  (pref. wooden) spoon Day 3--stir Day 4--stir Day 5--add 1
c each of  flour, sugar, and milk. Stir Day 6--stir Day 7--stir Day
8--stir Day  9--stir Day 10--"Herman is born!" Add 1 c each of flour,
sugar, and  milk. Stir well. Pour 1 C each into 3 containers. Give to
friends/enemies with above  instructions. Reserve one cup for
reprocessing for yourself.  The friend who gave me this starter recipe
controls her batch by only  adding 1/3 c of each ingredient on days 5
and 10. You can do this to  prevent yourself from becoming overrun! The
bread recipe below is a  good solution to the starter, but you end up
50 lbs overweight and  have a freezer full of loaves unless you learn
to control the  "Herman" or pass it on to friends.  Amish Friendship
Bread  To Remaining Batch of "Herman" (after you remove the 3 cups and
restart or pass them on) add the following.  Remaining Herman 2/3 c oil
3 eggs 1 c nut/fruit of choice (applesauce,  bananas, etc) 2 c flour 1
1/2 t baking powder 1 c sugar 3/4 salt 1/2  t soda 1 t cinnamon  Mix
well and bake at 350 45-50 min. Makes 2 loaves.  File
ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/mmkah001.zip

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 959 Calories From Fat: 20 Total Fat: 2.5g Cholesterol: 0mg Sodium: 2334.2mg Potassium: 269.4mg Carbohydrates: 203.4g Fiber: 6.8g Sugar: 13.2g Protein: 25.8g