Talk:Amish friendship bread

message: How can you store the starter if you don't want bread again in 10 days?
Catherine
cat@cohen.us
—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.2.53.27 (talk) 01:51, 26 August 2003 (UTC)
thread_title:  Prolonged storage? 

message: shit shit shit bread that day? Does that make since? I have been saving my starters to make extra for my hubby to take to work and I have like a million starter bags and I was thinking there has to be a better way!!!!! 
Sarah
sarahtaras@gmail.com
—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.32.175.84 (talk) 20:49, 15 July 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Extra Loaves? 

message: This article was nominated for deletion but got consensus to keep. Johnleemk | Talk 11:10, 30 November 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Failed AFD 

message: Is there any evidence that this has any actual relation to the Amish (i.e., did they originated it)? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 67.165.78.124 (talk) 03:36, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Maybe the fact that its called Amish? "There is no reason to think that the bread has any connection to the Amish people." Doesn't even make sense. Even if there is no other evidence that its related to the Amish, the fact that its called that seems like a pretty good reason to at least think its related. JediRogue (talk) 21:04, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: That would be logical, but apparently logic does not apply.  Every source I've seen says that there's no connection to the Amish people.  WhatamIdoing (talk) 01:06, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text:  It seems odd to me. When I first encountered friendship bread in England in about 1982, it was just called friendship bread. Only now, in America, with the craze for all things Amish in full swing do I hear it referred to as being Amish. DavidFarmbrough (talk) 07:08, 29 April 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Amish? 

message: The recipe calls for baking soda and baking powder...if it's a yeast starter, why do you need these? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 65.244.78.22 (talk) 19:08, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Because the bread isn't left to proof (rise in the pan) after the dough is stirred together (in your recipe).  The yeast-based starter is used for flavor rather than leavening power.  WhatamIdoing (talk) 04:06, 4 November 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Leavening 

message: I think an article called "Amish Friendship Bread" should explain how friendship bread is made, in lay terms for non-cooks. If someone gives me a cup of starter and I want to use it to make a loaf of friendship bread, what do I do? The instructions I've found elsewhere on the Internet just tell how to make the starter without telling how to use the starter to make a loaf of bread. Surely someone can add a brief explanation to the article.
Jdmaloney (talk) 03:23, 17 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Wikipedia doesn't do how-to information, which is why there are no recipes here.  Just between us, you use it like any kind of sourdough starter.  One cup can substitute for one "package" of yeast in just about any yeast-bread recipe.  If you want "the" (easy, very sweet) recipe, then I've used something like this in the past.  The link in the article (the bit about the Girl Scouts) also includes a recipe.  (Look under "Day 7.")  If you want more information, feel free to leave me a note on my talk page.  WhatamIdoing (talk) 05:27, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

text: Is that better?  Is there anything else you'd like to know?  I'm not sure if I've addressed all of your concerns yet.  WhatamIdoing (talk) 06:38, 19 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article doesn't offer much information on making friendship bread 

message: The article says something about the recipe requiring a package of instant pudding, but none of the several recipes i've ever used say anything about pudding. I know that Amish Friendship Bread may refer to several different breads made from the starter, so maybe it should be changed to something like "some of the recipes require a package of instant pudding" just thought i'd make a suggestion. Funbox360 (talk) 19:03, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Thank you for your suggestion. When you feel an article needs improvement, please feel free to make those changes.  Wikipedia is a wiki, so anyone can edit almost any article by simply following the  link at the top. The Wikipedia community encourages you to be bold in updating pages. Don't worry too much about making honest mistakes — they're likely to be found and corrected quickly. If you're not sure how editing works, check out how to edit a page, or use the sandbox to try out your editing skills.  New contributors are always welcome. You don't even need to log in (although there are many reasons why you might want to).  WhatamIdoing (talk) 03:31, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I thought the same thing. Funbox360 is correct, and yet, after nearly two years has failed to make the change, so I shall do it now. DavidFarmbrough (talk) 07:10, 29 April 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: The version that uses instant pudding mix is pretty common (see, this, for example), but I have no objection to the change.  I wonder if we should also remove references to the cinnamon?  It's also a common flavoring choice, but not really "required".  WhatamIdoing (talk) 23:27, 29 April 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pudding 

message: You totally cannot make sourdough starter with storebought yeast. Every guide to sourdough starter I've ever read says left and right to definitely not ever add yeast. happythoughts (talk)
:There are many recipes for starter that specify adding yeast, e.g.,   
:I think that what the guides you're reading mean is that if you're working in a kitchen where you've been baking yeast breads anyway, and if you're willing to wait longer and take a chance on whatever may land in your open bowl being the kind of yeast you want, then adding yeast to the mother isn't strictly necessary.  But I think more casual bakers would rather have the mother safely sealed away from the cats/kids/flies/etc., and therefore are going to benefit from a boost.  WhatamIdoing (talk) 04:03, 4 November 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Making the Starter