Instructions: I saw the notes about the Amish Friendship Starter and thought I would let

you know how I freeze it for future use. (Saves wearing out my friends presenting them with a new starter every 10 days! (G))

After the tenth day, when youve divided the starter up to give away or use
for yourself, simply put one portion in a quart-size ziplock bag, squeeze all the air out, seal and freeze. Go ahead and give away the others, use them for baking or freeze them in individual portions, too. When youre ready to use the starter again, take it out of the freezer, let thaw in the
bag and then place in a larger bag or immediately place in a larger bag and let thaw (see? this stuff is versatile (g)), then begin the process with the
DAY ONE instructions. Start counting the time as soon as its thawed.

Usually this will take only a few hours at room temperature so the day you
take it from the freezer becomes DAY ONE.

Also, since DAY ONE is the same day that the original preparer baked with the Starter (its a loop, you know), you can also thaw the Starter and bake
with it immediately. This way you could freeze two individual portions for
later use; prepare a recipe with one as soon as its thawed and use the the
other to start a new round as described above.

Hope this helps you enjoy the Starter. I always liked it but quickly became
overwhelmed with it after the first division. Ive used this method for years with a true sourdough starter that I have (originally made with potatoes, flour and well water - no commercial yeast) and tried it a few years ago with the Amish Friendship Starter. It worked great so Im happy

to pass the idea along.

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