Can i freeze friendship bread starter

First, dust off the ice crystals and let the bag thaw at room temperature in a large mixing bowl on the counter. If you choose options 3 or 4, you are ready to bake once your starter has thawed. Give it a good stir.

If your starter looks discolored or has an unfamiliar smell, discard it and make a new starter from scratch. I used natural cane sugar here, so its brown instead of white. Cover with a loose dishtowel or plastic wrap. The next day, there should be bubbles. Give it a stir. Still look flat? Give it another stir, and a little more time.

If your starter was good going into the freezer, it should perk up soon. In fact, you might see it doing this fairly soon …. Keep stirring. Continue through until Day Ten, following the instructions for feeding and dividing your starter. Usually freezing within 24 hours after a freezing is perfect, when you have bubbles and growth and general starter happiness.

If you have a flat and unbubbly starter, freezing it and then reviving it if a gamble. Your email address will not be published. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. Have you ever made the bread gluten-free? Hi Patti! Let us know if you have any other questions, Patti! I just made my first batches of starter and have two baking in the oven. What if I take one of my starters and just want to bake two more cakes without making extra starters… what steps or ingredients would I delete?

Hi Jane! You can just use your starter in your recipe until you have no more starter left. Does that make sense? Hi there. Wondering if there is a way to feed the starter on the 10th day so you end up with just 2 cups instead of 4 cups? Hope that makes sense. You run out of friends to give it to.

Hi Janice! I have a lot of them and no one to give them to, so I was happy to learn they can be frozen. I have 1 cup portions in a gallon size zip lock bag. Do I feed the starter on Day 6 since its best to have fed the starter within the last 24 hours and then freeze them? And then when I take it out of the freezer, you said treat it like Day 6-add 1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar, 1 cup milk-but If I already did that before freezing am I supposed to add more?

Should I have just frozen the starter on Day 1? Thank you for any advice. Hi Heather! You can freeze them at any point during your cycle. However, the best day to freeze them is when they have been fed within the last 24 hrs prior and they are bubbly and happy. Then when you are defrosting your starters, it is helpful to feed them again as if you are on day 6 , and let them react to the sugar.

This will be a good way to tell if they are still healthy and active if they get bubbly or not. Let us know if we can help with anything else, Heather! Good luck! Hi I am a little confused about reviving the starter.

I took my frozen starter out.. I was planning on baking some and freezing some. Hi Stephanie! Yes, you will feed your starter on day 10 before you divide!

Let us know if you have any more questions! I had 4 starters last month but could only give away 2 of them. So I delivered the 2 starters on Day 3 then put the other 2 starters in the freezer also day 3. Hi Crimson! However, if you are using a recipe that requires the starter to do more of the leavening i. Let us know if you have any other questions! Hi Christi! You definitely can bake with them, especially if you are making a sweet bread like the original recipe.

Let us know if you have anymore questions! I feed my starter today and have three bags ready to wait until day ten to bake. Do I have go divide the starter into one cup bags or can I freeze as is? My recipe is for two loaves. Hi Myrna! You can freeze the starter as it is without separating it into one cup portions.

However, it is easier when you revive your starter to have it portioned out. The original recipe makes two loaves but only calls for one cup of starter.

I have 4 starters and want to end it.. How do I go ahead and prepare to bake All 4 starters.? How many liars will I have? Hi Sandy! If all four of your starters are active, you can just bake with them till you are out of starter! Most recipes call for 1 cup of starter. Happy baking! Should I toss it? Should I feed it as if it was day 6? Should I bake as is? Please help. I have the same question, and I see this is unanswered. Does anyone in the community know how long thawed starter lasts on the counter without attention?

All starters and kitchens are unique, so a lot comes into play when it comes to the healthiness of your starter after you defrost it e. Our advice would be to feed your starter and see how it reacts. My freezer door has been left open a few times, and things have started to defrost. Is my starter still good? Hi Lauren! I would just keep an eye on it when you take it out to use!

Ok I have 4 starters in 4 bags that are ready to make. Can I just fed and then make the recipe without separating out the 1cup to share?

Hi Reva! Most of the recipes call for one cup of starter, which is why you separate the starter when you feed it on day ten. Hope that helps! My husband put my starter that I was on day 2 with in the fridge. It has been in fridge day so should I keep it in fridge? Hi Chelsa! Ready to make some Amish Friendship Bread? Check out my Quick Start post! And there's a floral bouquet giveaway going on! This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my terms of use and disclosure policy.

Jump to Recipe. Too much starter and no one to give it to? Need to take a break from baking? There's an easy solution: freeze your Amish Friendship Bread starter and save it for later! Prep Time 15 mins. Total Time 15 mins. Cuisine: American. Ingredients Amish Friendship Bread starter recently fed Ziploc bags freezer quality, one gallon Sharpie pen black, permanent.

Instructions Prepare your one-gallon Ziploc freezer bags first. Using an active Amish Friendship Bread starter that's been recently fed past 24 hours , stir the stater well, and then remove 1 cup at a time approximately grams. Pour the 1 cup of starter into a prepared one-gallon Ziploc freezer bag.

Use a spatula to make sure you get a full cup of starter in the bag. Shake the starter so it's at the bottom of the bag. Gently begin removing the air by slowly rolling the bag from the bottom. When you get to the top, seal the bag completely. You can use a rubber band to hold it together. Pop it into your freezer. If you want to save a lot of starter, I still recommend freezing in one-cup portions.

It makes it easier to gift, too, if someone calls to ask for some starter. Use it, maintain it start the day cycle again or discard. How long can you save your starter in the freezer? Share your thoughts Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. Have some in the freezer now! Also more ready to bake tomorrow. Follow the instructions to keep your starter going daily. In all cases, make sure you are giving your Amish Friendship Bread starter every chance to thrive!

As with friendship breads, the extended rise time presents certain food safety challenges. Research update. A recent study by scientists at Virginia State University considered the possible for the two pathogens, Salmonella and Staphylococcus aureus to grow in a bread dough during prolonged fermentation. The longer answer is in this FAQ here. The following Amish Friendship Bread recipe is the same as the original recipe, minus the pudding. If you are interested in food safety alone, there is no problem.

The main ingredients are some kind of starch, sugar or other sweeteners, flavour and possibly some additives. None would pose a problem if eaten raw. The following are the most frequently asked questions I receive about Amish Friendship Bread. We also have tutorials and a few hacks to help you out, along with our popular expanded FAQ posts to help you get the answer you need.

The instructions I received with my bread and starter are so confusing. Basically there are two parts: the care and feeding of your starter, and then the actual baking. Days 1 through 10 are about caring for your starter. Visit our Amish Friendship Bread Primer here for more information. The recipe for the actual baking of the bread is the list of ingredients that begins with 1 cup of starter and ends with you sliding two loaf pans into the oven. So if someone gave you a bag of starter, which should be about 1 cup, the day they gave it to you is Day 1.

You go through the ten days and then on Day 10 you bake. What type of yeast should I buy? What should I do?

First, check the expiration date on your yeast. If by the next day nothing has happened, toss out your starter and buy some new yeast. Can I make the starter using whole-wheat flour? Along with whole wheat, rye is another popular flour that seems to do well in starters.

Is there a starter recipe that is gluten-free? One option is to begin with a Potato Flake starter and test blending different gluten-free flour and starch options for baking. Can I use lactose-free or rice milk? Rice, soy, and other non-dairy milks work as well —experiment until you determine what works best for you.

You can also use water, which is what traditional sourdough starters use. Since most of the recipes are made with the flavor profile of an Amish Friendship Bread starter in mind, your end result may vary a little. I do not like using commercial yeast. How can I make the starter without the yeast? You can omit the yeast in the starter and rely on the wild airborne yeast in the air to metabolize your starter.

Results do vary with this method but there are lots of great discussion groups about this at The Fresh Loaf , one of our favorite bread sites. There is also a great post about this at the Wild Yeast Blog. Can I use an existing sourdough starter to make an Amish Friendship Bread starter? Any sourdough starter can feed another sourdough starter strain. I show you how to use a regular sourdough starter for baking this bread here. How is an Amish Friendship Bread starter different from a regular sourdough starter?

In a nutshell, a sourdough starter is made of flour and water, and an Amish Friendship Bread starter is made is flour, sugar, and milk. An Amish Friendship Bread starter also uses commercial yeast to kick it off unless you received your starter from a friend , whereas a traditional sourdough starter does not.

To read more about the differences in hydration levels and the sweetness factor, read here. How long will this starter go on? Once you get a healthy starter going, consider putting some aside in the freezer 1 cup in a Ziploc bag as a backup. How do I make the starter? Does anyone have one they can send me? Could that happen? Yep, it sure can!