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Preparing starter; Day 1-- In a glass bowl add the first three ingredients, flour water and yeast.
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Mix thoroughly.
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Leave on counter uncovered-- do not refrigerate.
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Day 2 3, and 4-- just stir real well each day with wooden spoon.
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Day 5-- stir in and add 1 cup milk 1 cup flour, and one cup sugar.
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this is called feeding the starter.
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Day 6-- 7-- 8-- just stir well with wooden spoon.
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Day 9-- stir well adding again 1 cup milk, 1 cup flour, and 1 cup sugar.
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Day 10-- 11-- just stir well.
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Day 12-- ladle out one cup of starter into glass jars with lids-- should have four one cup jars.
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Keep one jar and make a bread now.
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Give the other two jars to friends to make a bread also.
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THE FOURTH JAR keep for another time to use-- for yourself, replenishing as a starter.
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To this fourth jar for yourself Add 1 teaspoon sugar and the REFRIGERATE>> The sugar added here will keep it alive and feed the yeast.
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Date the jar.
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Every 10 days, Remove the starer and transfer it to a bowl.
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Now feed it the regular combination of 1 cup milk, 1 cup sugar, and 1 cup flour, stirring well.
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LEAVE on counter uncovered for 2 days, then either bake it or give it away again keeping some for yourself.
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Making your cinnamon bread; Combine all the topping ingredients and set aside.
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
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In a large bowl beat together 1 cup starter eggs, and vegetable oil.
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Add all the remaining ingredients and mix.
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Pour half the batter into a greased loaf pan.
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Sprinkle with half the topping ingredeints.
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Cover with the remaining batter.
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Sprinkle all the remaining topping mixture over.
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Bake 35 minutes-- to 40 minutes, until golden and tester comes away just a crumbs or two clinging.