Submitted by: Michelle Lee | The Adventures of Supermom
Image (c) Michelle Lee | The Adventures of Supermom
“This variation is delicious, and I used the basil from my garden (I dried it last year).”
Ingredients
1 cup of Amish Friendship Bread Starter
3 eggs
1 cup of oil
1/2 cup milk
1 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2 teaspoons coriander
5 tablespoons dried sweet basil
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2 cups flour
2 small boxes instant French vanilla pudding
Directions
- Preheat oven to 325° F (165° C).
- In a large mixing bowl, add ingredients as listed.
- Grease two large loaf pans.
- Dust the greased pans with a sugar and sea salt.
- Pour the batter evenly into loaf or cake pans and sprinkle with more sugar and sea salt.
- Bake for one hour or until the bread loosens evenly from the sides and a toothpick inserted in the center of the bread comes out clean.
- ENJOY!
Kitchen Notes
Sprinkle more sea salt and sugar on top after it comes out of the oven!
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L to R: Before baking (c) Michelle Lee | The Adventures of Supermom

How much sweet basil do you use if it fresh sweet basil from your garden? I want to try this recipe.
This bread was unexpectedly good! I was a little worried when I made it but it turned out to have such a complex variety of flavors. I really loved the effect of dusting the pan with the salt and sugar.
Could this recipe be used for pizza dough or breadsticks?