Lorena Belcher . Amish Friendship Bread

Welcome to ‘The Voice Kitchen’ podcast:  Where Recipes and Voice Talent Blend!  I’m your host, Cheryl Holling

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I hope you enjoyed last week’s recipe of ‘Aunt Viola’s Broccoli Pie’ brought to you by the lovely Ann Lucente.  If you missed that, or the pilot episode, then I invite you to give it a listen, and if you are interested in making any of the recipes shared in ‘The Voice Kitchen’, know that they live in each episode's show notes and will eventually be on their own website.

I am so excited to be opening the kitchen today to my friend and fellow vo talent Lorena Belcher. She’s described as “A Sip of Sweet Tea… with a Splash of Country Charm 🌻 The only Texas voice you’ll need, that’s guaranteed to bless your heart❤️ She specializes in Automotive Commercials for both Television and Radio. Lorena's love of the country and sweet tea is what makes her a favorite when it comes to voiceover performances with a little drawl, and a lot of heart!

She’s also the creator and host of ‘A Texas Girl Talks’…which in a moment, we’ll find out just what she’s talking about.

Let’s meet this Sip of Sweet Tea by welcoming Lorena Belcher into ‘The Voice Kitchen’...

NOTE: Do not refrigerate the starter. It is normal for the batter to rise and ferment. If air gets into the bag, let it out. 

Day 1: Do nothing. 

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 directions below: 

 

1. Pour the entire bag into a nonmetal bowl. 

2. Add 1½ cup flour, 1½ cup sugar, 1½ cup milk. 

3. Reserve 1 cup of starter in the bowl if you plan to bake today. 

4. Divide the remaining batter into 1-gallon Ziploc bags with 1 cup per bag. Your starter may yield 4 to 7 cups depending on how active your starter has been. Give the bags to friends along with a copy of the recipe and several slices of the bread. Label your Ziploc bag with the date, making your Day 10 their Day 1. If you can’t give it to them on Day 1, be sure to tell them which day it is when you present it to them. 

BAKING INSTRUCTIONS 

1. Preheat oven to 325° F (165° C). 

2. To the one cup of batter in the bowl add the following: 3 eggs 

1 cup oil 

½ cup milk 

1 cup sugar 

½ teaspoon vanilla 

2 teaspoons cinnamon 

1½ teaspoons baking powder 

½ teaspoon salt 

½ teaspoon baking soda 

2 cups flour 

1 or 2 small boxes instant pudding (any flavor) “now my understanding is that you can make this recipe without pudding but one would need to experiment to see if it marches the flavor profile they might be used to if they’ve had this bread before”

1 cup chopped nuts or raisins (optional) 

2. Grease two large loaf pans. 

3. In a bowl mix an additional ½ cup sugar and 1½ teaspoons cinnamon. 

4. Dust the greased pans with the cinnamon-sugar mixture. 

5. Pour the batter evenly into loaf or cake pans and sprinkle the remaining sugar-cinnamon mixture on top. 

6. Bake for one hour or until the bread loosens evenly from the sides. 

7. ENJOY! 

To reach Lorena Belcher, you may do so via the following:

Business email: [email protected]

Instagram: @lorena_belcher_voice_over

Website:  https://www.lorenabelchervoiceover.com/

I’d love to know if you make this, or any of the other recipes from The Voice Kitchen, please feel free to email me at: [email protected] 

Follow me on Instagram @thevoicekitchen

I’d like to thank the following voice talent who so graciously contributed their voices to the intro of the kitchen:

Jodi Krangle, Ann Lucente-Italian, Jen Keefe, Jim Edgar, Lorena Belcher, Rob Reider, Ann Lucente-English, Mark Holling, Anne Ganguzza, Jim Cooper, Rhonda Phillips, Bernie Sanders…not really, it’s Mark Holling.

Outro specific to this episode: 'Did you see the Angels' by the Spencers

Intro/Outro Music: 'Jazzy Cooking Show' by FMT