Amish Friendship Bread Sourdough Starter
Potato Flake Amish Friendship Bread Sourdough Starter uses instant potato flakes is easy to make, and makes a wonderfully soft and flavorful bread!
- Category: Breads
- Cuisine: American
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Starter Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons instant potato flakes
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 cup warm water
- 2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast (or one package)
Feeding Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons instant potato flakes
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 cup warm water
Instructions
- Start with a clean glass container or medium glass bowl.
- Stir together warm water, potato flakes, sugar and yeast.
- Cover with a breathable tea towel or loose cling wrap that is slightly gaping.
- Leave it at room temperature for 4 days, stirring daily.
- On the 5th day, feed the starter with 1 cup warm water, 1/4 cup sugar and 3 tablespoons of instant potato flakes. Stir it well and allow it to sit at room temperature for 8 hours.
- Remove 1 cup of the starter to make your bread. Place the remaining starter in the refrigerator.
- Maintaining The Starter
- Remove your starter from the refrigerator, and feed it with 1 cup of warm water, 1/4 cup sugar and 3 tablespoons of instant potato flakes.
- Allow it to sit at room temperature for 6 hours, or until it looks bubbly and active.
- Once bubbly, it can be used in bread recipes.
- Keep stored in the refrigerator between uses and feed every 3-5 days