Submitted by: Danielle Chilliwack
“Vegan version of the original Amish Friendship Bread starter.”
Ingredients
1 cup warm water
1 tablespoon sugar
1 cup flour
1 tablespoon yeast
Directions
- Mix together the ingredients.
- Let starter sit for two days.
- Then stir down the starter and add in 1/2 cup flour, 1/2 cup warm water, 1/2 teaspoon sugar.
- Let starter sit for 12 hours.
Kitchen Notes
From Danielle Chilliwack: “The starter does one batch, so you have to make a fresh starter each time you want to make the bread. Use this Starter with the Vegan Amish Friendship Bread.”
From the Friendship Bread Kitchen: “To maintain the starter (or to have enough to divide and share), follow the original Amish Friendship Bread Starter recipe and replace milk with water.”
I use warm coconut milk (full fat) and it tastes MUCH better…equally rich but much easier on the digestive track than the dairy based on.
I would seriously consider altering this recipe to reflect that, given that this starter is much closer to a sourdough starter, and using a vegan milk such as coconut mimics if not outshines the rich robust creamy flavor of original Amish Friendship bread.
Leah,
Thank you so much for your Kitchen Notes! We will add them in and give you credit. We are looking for photos so if you get a chance please snap them and share! We would love to see pictures of your starter, bread, etc. Thanks so much for being a friend of the Kitchen!