Amish Friendship Bread - restarting the sourdough starter

1 cup Amish Friendship Bread starter
2.5 cups flour
2.5 cups sugar
2.5 cups milk

TO RESTART THE STARTER:
Leave the 1 cup starter on your counter for 10 days.
day 1 mush the bag
day 2 mush the bag
day 3 mush the bag
day 4 mush the bag
day 5 mush the bag
day 6, add 1 cup sugar, 1 cup flour, 1 cup milk and mush well.
day 7 mush the bag
day 8 mush the bag
day 9 mush the bag
day 10, pour the starter into a NON-metal bowl and add 1 1/2 cup sugar, 1 1/2 cup flour, 1 1/2 cup milk.
Mix well, place 3 cups of the starter into 1 gallon zip top bags - 1 cup per bag. Give 2 to friends along with these directions and the baking directions, place one on your counter to re-start (or in your freezer for a later date, just allow to come to room temperature and then follow the above directions). There will be 1 cup remaining in your bowl to bake the bread with.

Makes 4 cups starter

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CKBYMOMMY.