Indian fry bread

1 loaf of frozen bread dough
vegetable oil
butter

Let dough rise according to package instructions.  Warm oil in pan.  Tear off 50 cent piece sized sections.  Pull dough to somewhat flatten.  Place dough in pan and cook until browned flipping once so both sides are browned but not burnt.  Brush on butter.  Serve with chili.  Sprinkle garlic powder on to serve with spaghetti or other italian type dishes.

bread machine breadsticks

• 1 1/2 cup water
• 1 tablespoon Olive oil
• 2 tablespoons dry milk
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups bread flour
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons active dry yeast

Preparation:

Add ingredients to bread machine.
Use the dough cycle. Remove dough to floured surface when done. Roll pieces of dough into stick shapes.  Place on baking sheet sprayed with butter flavored cooking spray.  Let rise for a couple hours until doubled in size.  Spray with butter flavored cooking spray and sprinkle on garlic powder.

Bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes.  Checking after 10 minutes and flipping over if bottoms are brown and tops are not.

Brush garlic butter on after baking. 

garlic butter

3 tablespoons butter

1-2 teaspoons minced garlic

1 tablespoon olive oil. 

cook in a small pot until butter is melted.  Stirring constantly.

You can also use this dough recipe to make a garlic roll as pictured below.  Instead of rolling into stick shape, just pull off pieces of dough to form a roll. 

My littlest helper making "fred sticks"

Garlic roll using the above recipe

using your amish friendship bread starter

this is instructions for day 10 of your starter after you have seperated the starter into 4 batches.  Your starter will smell like beer.  That is normal!

1 cup of starter
1 cup oil
1/2 cup milk
3 eggs
1 tsp vanilla

In a separate bowl combine the following dry ingredients and mix well:

2 cups flour
1 cup sugar
1-1/2 tsp baking powder
2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 - (5.1 oz) box instant vanilla pudding
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup nuts

Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients. Mix and pour into two well greased and sugared bread pans. Bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour

Amish Friendship Bread starter

Ingredients

• 1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast
• 1/4 cup warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
• 1 cup all-purpose flour, divided
• 1 cup white sugar, divided
• 1 cup milk

 

Additional ingredients on seperate days

2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
2 cups milk

see directions below for details.

 

Directions

1. In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in water. Let stand 10 minutes. In a 2 quart container glass, plastic or ceramic container, combine 1 cup flour and 1 cup sugar. Mix thoroughly or flour will lump when milk is added. Slowly stir in 1 cup milk and dissolved yeast mixture. Cover loosely and let stand until bubbly. Consider this day 1 of the 10 day cycle. Leave loosely covered at room temperature.
2. On days 2 thru 4; stir starter with a spoon. Day 5; stir in 1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar and 1 cup milk. Days 6 thru 9; stir only.
3. Day 10; stir in 1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar and 1 cup milk. Remove 1 cup to make your first bread, give 2 cups to friends along with this recipe, and your favorite Amish Bread recipe. Store the remaining 1 cup starter in a container in the refrigerator, or begin the 10 day process over again (beginning with step 2).