Ingredients
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2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
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2 cups warm water
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1/4 ounce active dry yeast
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2 cups whole milk
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2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
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2 cups granulated sugar
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3 large eggs
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2/3 cup vegetable oil
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2 cups unbleached flour
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1 cup granulated sugar
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2 teaspoons baking soda
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1/3 cup melted butter
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1/2 cup granulated sugar
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1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
Instructions
- Preparing starter; Day 1-- In a glass bowl add the first three ingredients, flour water and yeast.
- Mix thoroughly.
- Leave on counter uncovered-- do not refrigerate.
- Day 2 3, and 4-- just stir real well each day with wooden spoon.
- Day 5-- stir in and add 1 cup milk 1 cup flour, and one cup sugar.
- this is called feeding the starter.
- Day 6-- 7-- 8-- just stir well with wooden spoon.
- Day 9-- stir well adding again 1 cup milk, 1 cup flour, and 1 cup sugar.
- Day 10-- 11-- just stir well.
- Day 12-- ladle out one cup of starter into glass jars with lids-- should have four one cup jars.
- Keep one jar and make a bread now.
- Give the other two jars to friends to make a bread also.
- THE FOURTH JAR keep for another time to use-- for yourself, replenishing as a starter.
- To this fourth jar for yourself Add 1 teaspoon sugar and the REFRIGERATE>> The sugar added here will keep it alive and feed the yeast.
- Date the jar.
- Every 10 days, Remove the starer and transfer it to a bowl.
- Now feed it the regular combination of 1 cup milk, 1 cup sugar, and 1 cup flour, stirring well.
- LEAVE on counter uncovered for 2 days, then either bake it or give it away again keeping some for yourself.
- Making your cinnamon bread; Combine all the topping ingredients and set aside.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
- In a large bowl beat together 1 cup starter eggs, and vegetable oil.
- Add all the remaining ingredients and mix.
- Pour half the batter into a greased loaf pan.
- Sprinkle with half the topping ingredeints.
- Cover with the remaining batter.
- Sprinkle all the remaining topping mixture over.
- Bake 35 minutes-- to 40 minutes, until golden and tester comes away just a crumbs or two clinging.