Friendship Bread Starter
Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup shelf-stable milk, such as boxed milk or evaporated milk
Instructions
- Combine in one-gallon zip-top bag. Seal and set aside. This is Day 1.
Days 2-5: Mash the bag.
Day 6: Add to the bag 1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar, 1 cup milk. Mash the bag.
Days 7-9: Mash the bag.
Day 10: Pour entire bag into a nonmetal bowl. Add 1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar, 1 cup milk. Reserve 1¼ cups starter in the bowl if you plan to bake. Divide the remaining batter into 1-gallon zip-top bags to give to friends along with a copy of the recipe. Label the bag with the date.
Notes
Don’t refrigerate the starter. Don’t use metal utensils or bowl to mix. It’s normal for the creamy, off-white batter to rise, bubble and ferment, but if it turns colors, toss it out and start over. If too much air accumulates in the bag, let it out.
