04/04/2023
We did a thing. . . Cyclone Ridge Farms will be operating as The Carroll County Locker. We will Farmers Market again this season, BUT will have more options for meat cuts to choose from!! You will have the option to message me with your order and I can bring it to Market for you. More to follow as it gets closer to market time. . . :)
Valued Customers,
The time has come for the sale of the locker and a new chapter for the next owners. We have enjoyed building relationships and serving the surrounding communities for the past 17 ½ years. While this is not goodbye, it is time for a new chapter for the Hartman family and the Carroll County Locker. Barb has spent 50 years as part of the Carroll County Locker, and together Bob and Barb have supported the various schools, businesses, and churches throughout the area because of their love of agriculture. We will miss the daily interactions with those who have become like family, but we know that the new owners, Luke and Shawna Houzenga, will continue to provide top notch service to the customers of the Carroll County Locker. We wish them all the best, and we thank everyone for their support and friendship for many years.
Sincerely,
Barb and Bob Hartman
Our final recipe is the Amish Friendship Bread
STARTER
-1 packet active dry yeast
-1/2 cup warm water
-1 cup all purpose flour
-1 cup sugar
-1 cup milk
FOR FEEDING THE STARTER (2 feedings total)
-2.5 cups sugar, divided
-2.5 cups all purpose flour, divided
-2.5 cups milk, divided
FRIENDSHIP BREAD
-1 cup starter
-1/2 cup sugar + 1.5 teaspoons ground cinnamon for dusting the pan
-3 large eggs
-2 teaspoons cinnamon
-1/2 teaspoon salt
-1 cup vegetable oil
-1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
-2 cups flour
-1/2 cup milk
-1.5 teaspoons baking powder
-1 large box instant vanilla pudding
-1 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
DIRECTIONS
For the Starter
1. In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in water and allow to sit ten minutes.
2. In another nonmetal bowl, combine flour and sugar and mix well. Slowly stir in milk, then yeast mixture.
3. Allow to sit until bubbly, then add to a gallon plastic bag. (Squeeze the bag once a day to stir days 2-4, feeding once cup each of sugar, flour, and milk.)
4. Squeeze again once per day, days 6-9.
5. On day 10, add 1.5 cups each sugar, flour, and milk, then stir.
6. Reserve one cup for your baking and divide the remaining starter into 3 gallon plastic bags: one to continue feeding and 2 for gifting.
For the bread
1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
2. Grease two large bread pans.
3. Mix 1/2 cup sugar and 1.5 teaspoons of cinnamon and dust greased pans with the mixture, tapping out excess into a bowl for later.
4. Mix remaining ingredients in a large nonmetal bowl until smooth.
5. Pour evenly in the two pans and top with remaining cinnamon sugar.
6. Bake 50-60 minutes or until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
7. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from the pan.
8. Serve and enjoy!
