Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Breaking Amish!

When it is time to bake, you must bake with abandon. Let it all go! I continue to play and experiment with the friendship bread starter. Things happen to jump into the bowl, and so far, not bad!!! So some things I know: When you separate it, you can freeze it. Lasts a LONG time. 1C per bag. ALWAYS label GF so you don't get it mixed up with some other squishy item in the freezer. When you take it out of the freezer, you can let it get to room temp and use it 'as is' in your favorite recipes OR you can grow and feed it for a week or two (it is not fussy) OR you can feed it and use it in your favorite recipes. 1 C of batter at whatever stage in your recipes, that is it. SO, I took ALL 10 bags out of the freezer, fed them all once at day 6 then days 10-14++ started a bake-a-thon. HA. I don't know what I was thinking as I had a lot of shopping that resulted......eggs, gluten free flower and freezer bags to store all the baked goods. I then had to find additional freezer space. LOL We will not want for gluten free yummy Amish Friendship Bread (Cake)!!  
 Here you go, things that are good in Friendship Bread (Cake): 'Lemon Cake' Lemon Pudding - In place of vanilla pudding. Then when cooled eat plain or with glaze. 'Spice Cake' Mincemeat - 12-16 oz in the standard batter. 'Chocolate Chip Bread' Chocolate Chips - 1 - 1 1/2c in the standard batter. 'Blueberry Bread' Blueberry Pie Filling - 1 can in the standard batter. Banana Chocolate Chip' Banana and Chocolate Chips - 4-5 bananas, Banana Pudding in place of vanilla pudding, 1 - 1 1/2 c chocolate chips '
'Pumpkin Chocolate Chips' Pumpkin and Chocolate Chips - 12-16 oz pumpkin pie mix and 1 - 1 1/2 c chocolate chips Apple Bread' Apple Pie Filling - 1 can apple pie filling in the standard batter. ' 'Chocolate cake' Chocolate Pudding - in place of the vanilla pudding in the standard batter. 'Gingerbread Cake' Molasses and Ginger - 1 c molasses, 2 t cinnamon and 2 t ginger in standard batter. 'Pineapple Upside Down Cake' Pineapple and Brown sugar - melt 1/2 c butter in 9x13, sprinkle with 1/2c packed brown sugar then cover bottom of pan with can of pineapple. Top with standard batter. What is next? I am going to play around with puffy, cake like cookies.