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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!
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Equipment
- Weck Jar for storing starter
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Ingredients
Starter Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons instant potato flakes
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 cup warm water
- 2¼ teaspoons active dry yeast or one package
Feeding Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons instant potato flakes
- ½ 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, ¼ 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, ¼ 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
*Nutrition information is automatically calculated based on ingredient data and should be considered an estimate. When multiple ingredient options are provided, the first listed is used for calculation. Optional ingredients and garnishes are not included in the nutrition analysis.