Herman Coffee Cake Starter And Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

STARTER
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup milk
HERMAN BREAD
2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 cup granulated sugar
2 whole eggs
2/3 cup cooking oil (I use canola)
1 cup nuts or 1 cup raisins, boiled & drained (I use pecans)
TOPPING
1 tablespoon flour
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1 cup light brown sugar
1/4 cup melted butter
GLAZE
1/2 cup butter
1 cup light brown sugar
1/2 cup milk
1 1/2 cups chopped nuts

Preparation

STARTER: Stir Ingredients together, mixing well, in a gallon container.
Cover tightly and refrigerate.
Feed Herman the same 3 Starter ingredients (above) every 5 days for a total of 4 times (20 days).
Stir Herman daily.
When you are ready to bake a Herman Cake, you should have about eight cups of starter.
Bake Herman cake (recipe below) on the 25th day from the first feeding.
***Keep your own starter growing, use some to bake a Herman Cake, and give some to friends.
***SHARING YOUR STARTER: If someone gives you a cup of Herman Starter, you must feed it for 10 days before you bake with it.
Day 1: Feed Starter with 1/2 cup sugar, 1 cup flour, and 1 cup milk.
Stir, cover and refrigerate.
Day 2-4: Stir.
Leave in refrigerator.
Day 5: Feed Starter again with 1/2 cup sugar, 1 cup flour, and 1 cup milk.
Stir, cover and refrigerate.
Day 6-9: Stir.
Leave in refrigerator.
***Herman should now be about 4 cups: use 2 cups to bake, give 1 cup to friend, and keep 1 cup to grow more Starter.
***Day 10: MAKE HERMAN CAKE AS FOLLOWS: Mix all Herman Cake ingredients together, along with 2 cups of Herman Starter, and pour into a greased/floured bundt pan.
Sprinkle top with Topping mixture.
Bake 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes.
Or use a 15x19-2\" pan and bake 325 degrees for 30-35 minutes.
TOPPING MIXTURE: Mix together all Topping ingredients and sprinkle over cake BEFORE baking.
GLAZE: Mix all Glaze ingredients together and cook for 5 minutes.
Pour over top of hot baked Herman Cake.