Favorite Amish Cinnamon Bread

Total Time: 241 hrs Preparation Time: 240 hrs Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup flour
• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup flour
• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup flour
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup milk
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 (6 ounce) box vanilla instant pudding mix
• 1 cup nuts (optional)
• 1/2 cup raisins (optional)

Recipe

• 1 on day 1: combine 1 cup milk, 1 cup sugar, and 1 cup flour in a large ziplock bag and mush to mix ingredients.
• 2 on days 2-5: mush the bag twice daily (remove air first).
• 3 on day 6: add 1 cup milk, 1 cup sugar, and 1 cup flour to the bag and mush to mix.
• 4 on days 7-9: mush the bag twice daily (remove air first).
• 5 on day 10: squeeze contents of bag into large mixing bowl.
• 6 add 1 cup milk, 1 cup sugar, and 1 cup flour and mix well.
• 7 measure out 4 (1 cup each) "starters" (these will be used for other batches rather than starting with fresh milk, flour, and sugar on day 1; or you may give them to a friend with a copy of the recipe, but note this takes the place of the day 1 ingredients.) you may freeze the starters for future use if desired (the second day out of the freezer is day 1).
• 8 to the small amount in the bowl add oil, milk, eggs, vanilla; mix well.
• 9 next add remaining ingredients (except nuts and raisins); mix well.
• 10 then (if using) fold in nuts and raisins.
• 11 spray 2 loaf pans with cooking spray.
• 12 sprinkle generously with cinnamon and sugar.
• 13 pour batter into pans and sprinkle tops with cinnamon and sugar.
• 14 bake at 325 for 1 hour or until done. (25 minutes for muffins).