Title: Amish bread
 Categories: Breads
      Yield: 6 Servings
 
           BREAD STARTER-----
      1 c  Flour
    1/2 c  Sugar
      1 c  Warm water
      1 tb Yeast
           COFFEE CAKE BATTER-----
    2/3 c  Oil
  1 1/4 ts Baking powder
      1 ts Vanilla
    1/2 ts Salt
      1 c  Sugar
      3    Eggs
      2 c  Flour
      1 ts Cinnamon
    1/2 ts Baking soda
      1    Nuts -- raisins or fruit
           STREUSEL TOPPING-----
    1/3 c  Butter -- melted
      2 ts Cinnamon
    1/2 c  Sugar
    1/2 c  Quick oats
    1/2 c  Brown sugar -- packed
      1 c  Nuts ( optional)
 
  STARTER: Mix all in ingredients well and place into a GLASS bowl.
  Cover loosely with a lid or plate. Let stand overnight in a warm
  place. Stir each day( Use no metal spoons!!)until the 5th day, then
  add 1 cup flour, 1 cup milk, and 1 cup sugar.Stir the 6th, 7th, 8th
  and 9th days. On the 10th day add 1 cup flour, 1 cup milk and 1 cup
  sugar. Then remove 3 cups of
  
  starter.(give one cup to each of two friends with the instructions on
  feeding, ect..) To the remaining starter add the ingredients for the
  coffee cake batter. Combine all the batter ingredients, mixing well.
  Pour half the batter into a greased 9x13 inch pan.Mix together the
  streusel topping ingredients. Pourhalf into pan. Cover with the
  remaining batter. Top with the rest of the streusel. Bake at 350 F
  for 40-50 minutes, or until cake tests done.