Amish Friendship Cake
My German grandmother <#> always bakes apple cake made from scratch, and
it's like nothing else I've ever had! The Amish also bake this
traditional German apple cake recipe, but here in the U.S. it's called
Amish Friendship Cake.
CookingTime <#>:1 hr
Ingredients
* For Batter:
* 2 cups yeast starter (see NOTES section below for one recipe)
* 2/3 cup vegetable oil
* 1 cup sugar
* 3 eggs
* 2 cups all-purpose flour
* 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
* 2 teaspoons bakingpowder <#>
* 1 teaspoon cinnamon
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* For Streusel:
* 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted
* 1/2 cup brown sugar
* 1/2 cup sugar
* 1/2 cup oatmeal
* 1/2 cup nuts, chopped (try walnuts)
* 1 teaspoon cinnamon
* 4 small apples, peeled and sliced
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. For Batter: Combine yeast starter, oil, sugar, eggs, flour, baking
soda, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. Mix until smooth.
3. For Streusel: Combine butter, brown sugar, white sugar, oatmeal,
nuts, and cinnamon to create a coarse streusel.
4. Pour half of batter in a well-greased 9x13-inch pan.Cover batter in
pan with apple slices.
5. Crumble half of the streusel topping over the apples. Add rest of
batter and top with remaining streusel topping.
6. Bake at 350 degrees F for 45-60 minutes.
Notes
Here's one recipe for Amish Friendship Bread Starter/Yeast Starter
<http://www.recipelion.com/Sourdough-Breads/Amish-Friendship-Bread-Starter>.
(below)
Amish Friendship Bread Starter
Get your favorite Amish friendship bread recipe going with this Amish
Friendship Bread Starter. Follow these easy steps and be on your way to
some of this delicious favorite.
Ingredients
* 1 1/2 cups plus 1 tablespoon of sugar
* 1/4 cup warm water
* 1/4 ounce package <#> of yeast
* 3 cups milk
* 3 cups all-purpose flour
Instructions
*Day 1:*
1. Sprinkle one tablespoon of the sugar over the warm water. Sprinkle
yeast over this and let stand in warm place to double in size
(approx. 10 minutes).
2. Mix 1 cup milk, 1/2 cup sugar, 1 cup flour and yeast mixture in a
large plastic or glass container. Stir, using only a woodenspoon <#>
as metal objects retard the yeast's natural growth. Cover loosely
and let stand until bubbly in room temperature overnight.
3. This mixture doubles, even triples at times of vigorous rising.
*Days 2 through 4:*
1. Loosely cover and try to stir starter each day with wooden spoon.
Warning: yeast-type mould may begin to form on the surface after 48
hours if you don't stir daily.
*Day 5:*
1. On 5th stir in 1 cup plain flour, 1 cup milk, 1/2 cup sugar and stir
well, cover up loosely.
*Days 6 through 9:*
1. Stir well. Cover back up, loosely.
*Day 10:*
1. Stir in 1 cup flour, 1/2 cup sugar and 1 cup milk.
2. Remove 1 cup to make your first bread, give 2 cups to friends along
with this recipe, and your favorite Amish Bread recipe.
3. Store the remaining 1 cup starter in a container in the refrigerator
(or freeze it) or begin the 10 day process over again (beginning
with step 2).
Notes
For a wonderful bread recipe to use this starter, make up the Amazing
Amish Friendship Bread
<http://www.recipelion.com/Sourdough-Breads/Amazing-Amish-Friendship-Bread>
recipe.
Did you enjoy this recipe? It was featured in a collection of more great
Amish recipes. Check out, How To Make Amish Friendship Bread: Plus 10
Other Easy Amish Recipes
<http://www.recipelion.com/Budget-Friendly-Recipes/How-To-Make-Amish-Friendship-Bread-Plus-10-Other-Easy-Amish-Recipes>!
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*Ginny Butterfield
Cranberry Twp, PA
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