Amish Friendship Bread

Has anyone ever tried Amish Friendship Bread? Ah-ma-zing. But honestly the weirdest concept ever.

Last week, in preparation for my trip to Florida, I went over my parents' house to pick up a suitcase. On the kitchen counter was a giant Ziploc bag of mush. It looked like a cross between baby cereal and vanilla yogurt - same color, same consistency. I was rushing around to get back to my apartment and pack, so I forgot to ask my Mom what sort of science project she was concocting. Not to mention this bag stuck out like a sore thumb in my uber-clean house.

Fast forward to this week. I came back from Florida on Monday and I went to visit my family for dinner to fill them in on my fabulous vacation. After dinner, Mom has some sort of bread on the table for dessert. Not a bread I'm familiar with. Mom's specialties are: blueberry, pumpkin, even zucchini, but this bread was foreign. I was skeptical, but I am never one to pass up any kind of dessert. It was UNBELIEVABLE and it was made from the bag of mush. I tried describing it to N last night and I decided it is like pound cake/coffee cake. Here's the kicker, it takes 10 days to make - in a bag.

It is somewhat like a chain letter. You make the bread, then you give a "starter" bag of batter to 3 friends, so they can make their own. Mom gave me a bag and I'm on day 3. I don't have many friends that bake, so I'll most likely give a bag to N's mom, my married friend (who is a superb baker - pumpkin chocolate chip bread) and freeze the last bag for a later date (or let me know if you want it).

Has anyone ever heard of this/made one?