Amish Friendship Chocolate Bread

Ingredients

• 1.5 teaspoons double-acting baking powder 
• 0.5 teaspoon baking soda 
• 1 cup amish friendship bread starter 
• 3  eggs 
• 2 cups flour all-purpose
• 5.9 ounce chocolate pudding mix instant
• 0.5 cup milk 
• 1 teaspoon salt 
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 
• 1 cup vegetable oil 
• 1 cup sugar white

Equipment

• frying pan
• oven
• mixing bowl
• wire rack
• loaf pan
• toothpicks

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease two 9x5 inch loaf pans.
2. In a large mixing bowl, stir together all-purpose flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, chocolate pudding. Make a well in the center of this mixture.
3. Add Amish friendship bread starter, vegetable oil, milk, eggs and vanilla extract; mix well.
4. Pour batter into prepared loaf pans.
5. Bake in preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean, about 60 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes before removing from pan.