When I was a kid, my mom used to do a ton of cooking. She was always swapping recipes for unusual things with the ladies at her church, but of all those recipes she tried at home, one stands out... it ...

Bernice Gengo called recently to ask about the starter for Amish friendship bread. This starter has a buttermilk base, and it takes about a week to make. Then the starter is used to make a sponge, ...

Time's a-wastin' for those planning to make sourdough or Amish sweet dough baked goods for Thanksgiving, Hanukkah and Christmas. Sourdough starters take about seven days to be ready for the first ...

This starter has a buttermilk base, and it takes about a week to make. Then the starter is used to make a sponge, which takes one to two days and gives the bread even more flavor. The sponge is then ...