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Not a dumb question at all. You are NOT supposed to refrigerate it. I'm not a chemist but something to do with the yeast keeps the milk from spoiling.
BTW I graduated from MHS back in the 70's and 1/2 of my family still lives in Mesa
Bj Bobbi Jo,
I had the same problem when I first got it. I asked my friend "well, what if I want to keep two bags to bake with and share one with a friend and then keep the fourth bag going, what do I do then?" and she shrugged and said "I don't know, I usually just bake on day 10 with one bag...
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For many years on Day 10, I divided the starter into 4 bags as the recipe originally called for but I found it made the bread too "yeasty" tasting so a few years back I switched to dividing it into 6 bags and that has worked out fine.
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As soon as it starts to get cool in New England, this recipe comes out. Two days ago I was out working on my ducks new pool (thread here https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=405350 ) and it was in the mid 50s, wind blowing tons of leaves down etc and I thought "ooh...
Oh good, I'm glad some other friendship bread lovers found this thread (Don't forget to check out the Mock Pistachio, Cardamom & Vanilla Cinnamon recipes as well)
kbarrett, will have to check out the link for even MORE recipes! Thanks
I don't know if this is really an Amish recipe but a friend gave it to me about 15 years ago and we still love it today. Every fall I pull out this recipe and have it going for 2 or 3 cycles.
The original starter recipe listed below on page 1 under Day 1 is for those who are making the...