You can use self rising flour. Just omit any salt, baking soda, and baking powder. The texture is not as "heavy" and is the way I like it. Very tasty.
Home made T-shirt
Yes, you can freeze Amish bread. I just ate the last two slices of Amish bread that I baked the first week in January. I put ywo loaves in the freezer about two days after I had baked it. I took it out about a week ago in April, it was just as good as when I first baked it, in fact Amish bread tastes better to me when it has aged. I even freeze the starter. The starter does not freeze completely it just stops the rising action. I had that starter in the freezer for over a year took it out of the freezer and set it on the counter over night and I consider the next day my "first day" of the bread baking process.
I am pretty sure that most baking was done in fire brick ovens, like the Amish do now.
If you are Amish or marry into a Amish family their only transportation is either walking or using horses (riding or using carts)
You can obtain an Amish Friendship Cake Starter by asking friends or family who already have it, or by searching online for recipes and instructions on how to make your own starter from scratch.
I think Amish people are more modern to wear a pad instead of a rag. So I think they use pads not rags. Just my opinion.
It is Amish...if it is homemade. But you have to be Amish, or else..you are not Amish. But, homemade. amish.. no its amish if it fails at life ....see 123SHUP.webs.com
The Amish originated from Switzerland in the 1600's. Swiss Amish - Switzerland Amish.
Amish are called Amish because the founder of it was Jacob Ammann
Amish Butter is butter mixed in with things that the Amish crops then mixed and hardened into Amish Butter!
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Yes, non-Amish can go to Amish church. They will probably ignore you though.