December 15, 2014 - 8:55am
Will this work? Amish Friendship Starter
hello all!
I made an Amish Friendship Bread starter. The starter turned out well and I even gave some away. I made a cake with some of mine and although it over cooked slightly it was still yummy.
I took the rest of my starter separated it and put it in the fridge. It's been in there for about 10 days just hanging out.
I've taken part of it out, it smells like it should and I'm letting it get to room tempature.
Will it work even though it's been refrigerated...not in the freezer? Also, I know I should start the 10 process over but I'm impatient, have the day off and want to bake with it today.
Any my tips or suggestions?
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Go for it! It may need a couple hours at room temp to be ready to bake, but I see no reason why you couldn't bake with it. Yeast activity slows down at refrigerator temps, but they are still somewhat active. You may try putting it in a warmer-than-room-temp environment for a while to jump start the processes. I'm assuming you know what it's supposed to look, smell, act like when ready to bake. Let us know how it turns out!
I ran out of time the other day to make bread out of the starter I pulled out.
I have left it out on the counter and have fed it a tiny bit and have been mixing it everyday.
I have a early Christmas dinner to go to today I im thinking about baking up the loaf to take as one of my gifts.
The problem with that is...I know I'll want to keep it and eat it!! Haha!