Amish Friendship Bread

Starter Ingredients:

1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast
1/4 cup warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
3 cups all-purpose flour, divided
3 cups white sugar, divided
3 cups milk, divided 

Directions
1 In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in water. Let stand 10 minutes. In a 2 quart container glass, plastic/ceramic container, or a gallon size ziploc bag; combine 1 cup flour and 1 cup sugar. Mix thoroughly or flour will lump when milk is added. Slowly stir in 1 cup milk and dissolved yeast mixture. Cover loosely and let stand at room temperature until bubbly. Consider this day 1 of the 10 day cycle.
2 On days 2 thru 4; stir starter with a spoon. Day 5; stir in 1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar and 1 cup milk. Days 6 thru 9; stir only.
3 Day 10; stir in 1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar and 1 cup milk. Remove 1 cup to make your first bread, give 1 cup to each of 2 friends along with this recipe, and your favorite Amish Bread recipe. Begin the 10 day process over again (starting with step 2) or store the remaining 1 cup starter in a container in the freezer.

Note: Frozen starter will take at least 3 hours at room temperature to thaw before using.

Bread Ingredients:

1 cup Amish Friendship Bread Starter
2/3 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract 

Directions
1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 2 (9x5 inch) loaf pans and sprinkle with white sugar. (The sugar is optional, but it makes a nice coating on bread!)
2 In a large bowl, combine the Amish bread starter with oil, eggs, 2 cups flour, 1 cup sugar, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon baking soda, 1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder, and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Mix well. Pour
into prepared loaf pans.
3 Bake in preheated oven for 50 to 60 minutes.