So today - after 10 days of waiting, I got to bake some very special bread - Amish Friendship Bread. I was given a ziplock bag of cake mix 10 days ago by a friend, along with instructions of what to do over the next 10 days which culminated in the final stage of baking this little heavenly loaf today.
The instruction sheet that I was given also shows that at day 10, you can split the mixture into 6 cups and give 4 to your friends (hence friendship bread) and keep 2 cups for yourself...so it is also a gift - what a fantastic concept! I don't think I have ever spend 10 days preparing any recipe or meal, so this little loaf (and the other one in the oven!) feels and tastes very special.
Here is my slice - made even more heavenly by the 30 minutes of silence I had to enjoy it, whilst the kiddies were napping...mmmmmmmm!
A recipe and instructions can be found here: http://www.armchair.com/recipe/bake002.html