Amish Cinnamon Friendship Bread

This recipe requires you have a starter bag of batter. You'll know when you get one. The main reason I wanted to list this recipe is for everyone to share their variations, do's and don'ts.  Please leave any comments you may have about this yummy bread.Important Notes:DO NOT use any type of metal spoon, bowl or pan
DO NOT refrigerate
If air gets in the bag, let it out
It is normal for the batter to rise, bubble and ferment

Day 1     Do Nothing (this is the day you receive your batter/go by the date on the bag)
Day 2     Mash the bag
Day 3     Mash the bag
Day 4     Mash the bag
Day 5     Mash the bag
Day 6     Add to the bag: 1 cup flour; 1 cup sugar; 1 cup milk - mash the bag
Day 7     Mash the bag
Day 8     Mash the bag
Day 9     Mash the bag
Day 10   Follow the instructions below:

1. Pour entire contents of the bag into a large non-metal bowl.
2. Add: 1 ½ cups flour; 1 ½ cups sugar; 1 ½ cups milk. Mix well.
3. Label 4 one-gallon Ziploc bags with : Day 1 and the date. Fill each of these 4 bags with 1 cup of the batter mixture. These are the starters for you to pass on to your friends. If you would like, you may keep one for yourself.  Note: If you keep a starter for yourself, you will be baking bread every 10 days. If you don’t keep one for yourself, you will have to wait until you receive another starter from a friend, as the Amish are the only ones who know how to create a starter.
4. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
5. To the remaining batter add: 3 eggs    

• 3 eggs   
• 1 cup oil (or ½ cup oil & ½ cup applesauce)
• ½ cup milk
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 2 cups flour
• 1 ½ tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp salt
• (omit above 3 if using self rising flour)
• 1 large box of Instant Vanilla Pudding
• ½ tsp vanilla

6. Grease bottom & sides of 2 large loaf pans. Mix ½ cup sugar and 1 ½ tsp cinnamon in a small bowl. Dust the inside of each pan with half the mixture, making sure to cover and sides well. 
7. Pour batter evenly into the 2 pans and sprinkle with the remaining cinnamon & sugar mixture. 
8. Bake about one hour, until toothpick comes out clear. Cool until bread loosens from pan easily.

Variations:
Pumpkin – omit oil or oil/applesauce and change to 2/3 cup real pumpkin and 1/3 cup oil.  Also, add pumpkin spice to the cinn sugar that you dust in the pan.