This starter has a buttermilk base, and it takes about a week to make. Then the starter is used to make a sponge, which takes one to two days and gives the bread even more flavor. The sponge is then ...

In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in water. Let stand 10 minutes. In a 2-quart nonreactive container (made of glass, ceramic or plastic), combine 1 cup flour and 1 cup sugar. Mix thoroughly or the flour ...

This is the first in a monthly series on popular retro recipes, restaurants and uniquely Hoosier foods. For several years, pre-Google, The Star and The News had a public service librarian named Nadine ...

Dear Lisa: I am presently trying the 10-day Amish Friendship Bread. It says not to refrigerate. How does the milk stay fresh? Why doesn't it make you sick? Sunday, my child and I will bake the bread.

SEATTLE — Yes, we ARE hooked on competitive baking shows and right when our watch list is getting thin - viola! Food Network's new Bakeaway Camp takes six talented amateur bakers, sends them to summer ...

Every time I open the freezer, there she is, my friend Deb. Technically she's not really in the freezer, but that's what I imagine as I survey the 10 freezer bags I blame her for. "Go ahead and shiver ...

DEAR SOS: About six years ago, I received from a friend an Amish Friendship Bread starter, one of those batters in a sealed bag that you feed and knead for 10 days before splitting, baking and passing ...

Bernice Gengo called recently to ask about the starter for Amish friendship bread. This starter has a buttermilk base, and it takes about a week to make. Then the starter is used to make a sponge, ...

It"s the chain letter of cookery, just this side of scum, I mean scam. So there it is on your porch table, a jar of Amish bread starter. This is the gift that keeps on demanding. It becomes an ...