Our Top Ten Amish Friendship Bread Recipes
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friendshipbreadkitchen.com THE BASICS Amish Friendship Bread Starter If you haven’t received a bag of Amish Friendship Bread starter, this is the recipe for making your own.
INGREDIENTS
1 (0.25 ounce) package active dry yeast
¼ cup warm water (110° F/45° C)
1 cup all-purpose flour Find this recipe with more tips and photos by clicking here. DIRECTIONS 1 cup white sugar In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in water. Let stand 10 minutes. 1 cup milk In a 2-quart glass, plastic or ceramic container, combine 1 cup flour and 1 cup sugar. Mix thoroughly with a whisk or fork. KITCHEN NOTES Slowly stir in 1 cup milk and dissolved yeast mixture. The starter should be left at room temperature. Drape Cover loosely and let stand at room temperature until bubbly. Consider this Day 1 of the 10-day cycle. Stir or loosely with a dish towel or plastic wrap. Do not use mix the starter daily. On Day 6, add 1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar, 1 cup milk and mix well. On Day 10, add 1½ cup metal utensils or bowls. If using a sealed storage bag, flour, 1½ cup sugar, 1½ cup milk and mix well. Divide into 1 cup portions, placing each portion in a gallon- be sure to let the air out if the bag gets too puffy. sized Ziploc bag. Bake with one and give the others away. You can also freeze the Ziplocs. Yields 4-6 cups.
friendshipbreadkitchen.com THE BASICS Amish Friendship Bread The recipe for the original Amish Friendship Bread
INGREDIENTS
1 cup Amish Friendship Bread Starter
3 eggs
1 cup oil
½ cup milk
1 cup sugar
½ teaspoon vanilla
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1½ teaspoon baking powder Find this recipe with more tips and photos by clicking here. DIRECTIONS ½ teaspoon salt Preheat oven to 325° F (165° C). ½ teaspoon baking soda In a large mixing bowl, add ingredients as listed. 2 cups flour Grease two large loaf pans. 1-2 small boxes instant pudding (any flavor) Dust the greased pans with a mixture of ½ cup sugar and ½ teaspoon cinnamon. 1 cup nuts, chopped (optional) Pour the batter evenly into loaf or cake pans and sprinkle the remaining cinnamon-sugar mixture on the top. 1 cup raisins (optional) Bake for one hour or until the bread loosens evenly from the sides and a toothpick inserted in the center of the bread comes out clean. Makes two loaves.
friendshipbreadkitchen.com THE BASICS Vanilla Pudding This recipe can be used as a substitute for any Amish Friendship Bread recipe that calls for a box of instant pudding.
INGREDIENTS
3 cups nonfat dry milk
4 cups sugar
½ teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon salt
3 cups cornstarch
5 teaspoons vanilla extract
Find this recipe with more tips and photos by clicking here. DIRECTIONS
Mix all ingredients and store in airtight container. Makes 10 cups.
KITCHEN NOTES
Use ½ cup of mix (dry) per box of instant pudding being substituted.
friendshipbreadkitchen.com AMISH FRIENDSHIP BREAD RECIPES Banana Nut Amish Friendship Bread
INGREDIENTS
1 cup Amish Friendship Bread Starter
2 mashed bananas
3 eggs
1 cup oil
½ cup milk
1 cup sugar
½ teaspoon vanilla
1½ teaspoons baking powder Find this recipe with more tips and photos by clicking here. DIRECTIONS Image courtesy Abby Langston ½ teaspoon salt Preheat oven to 325° F (165° C). ½ teaspoon baking soda In a large mixing bowl, add ingredients as listed. 2 cups flour Grease 2 large loaf pans. Dust the greased pans with granulated sugar. If making muffins, spray muffin tins or 1-2 small boxes banana cream instant pudding use paper liners.
1 cup chopped walnuts Pour the batter evenly into loaf or cake pans and sprinkle the remaining cinnamon-sugar mixture on the top.
Bake for one hour or until the bread loosens evenly from the sides and a toothpick inserted in the center of the bread comes out clean. Makes two loaves.
friendshipbreadkitchen.com AMISH FRIENDSHIP BREAD RECIPES Lemon Poppyseed Amish Friendship Bread Muffins
INGREDIENTS
1 cup Amish Friendship Bread Starter
3 eggs
1 cup oil
½ cup milk
1 cup sugar
1-2 teaspoons lemon extract
1½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt Find this recipe with more tips and photos by clicking here. DIRECTIONS ½ teaspoon baking soda Preheat oven to 325° F (165° C). 2 cups flour In a large mixing bowl, add ingredients as listed except grated lemon zest. 1 small box lemon instant pudding Grease muffin tins the dust with sugar. ¼ cup poppy seeds Pour the batter evenly into muffin tins. Sprinkle the tops mixture of sugar and grated lemon zest. Zest of one lemon (for topping) Bake for 25 minutes or until the bread loosens evenly from the sides and a toothpick inserted in the center of the bread comes out clean. Makes 12 large muffins or 24 small muffins.
friendshipbreadkitchen.com AMISH FRIENDSHIP BREAD RECIPES Double Chocolate Amish Friendship Bread
INGREDIENTS
1 cup Amish Friendship Bread Starter
3 eggs
1 cup oil
½ cup milk
1 cup sugar
½ teaspoon vanilla
1½ teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt Find this recipe with more tips and photos by clicking here. DIRECTIONS ½ teaspoon baking soda Preheat oven to 325° F (165° C). 2 cups flour In a large mixing bowl, add ingredients as listed. ¼ cup cocoa Grease two large loaf pans. 2 small boxes instant chocolate pudding Dust the greased pans with sugar. 1 cup chocolate chips Pour the batter evenly into loaf or cake pans and sprinkle the remaining cinnamon-sugar mixture on the top.
Bake for one hour or until the bread loosens evenly from the sides and a toothpick inserted in the center of the bread comes out clean. Makes two loaves.
friendshipbreadkitchen.com AMISH FRIENDSHIP BREAD RECIPES Pumpkin Spice Amish Friendship Bread
INGREDIENTS
1 cup Amish Friendship Bread Starter
3 eggs
⅓ cup oil
½ cup milk
1 cup brown sugar
½ teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice Find this recipe with more tips and photos by clicking here. DIRECTIONS 1½ teaspoons baking powder Preheat oven to 325° F (165° C). ½ teaspoon salt In a large mixing bowl, add ingredients as listed. ½ teaspoon baking soda Grease two large loaf pans. 2 cups flour Dust the greased pans with a mixture of ½ cup sugar and ½ teaspoon cinnamon. 1 small box pumpkin spice instant pudding Pour the batter evenly into loaf or cake pans and sprinkle the remaining cinnamon-sugar mixture on the top. 1 cup canned pumpkin Bake for one hour or until the bread loosens evenly from the sides and a toothpick inserted in the center of the bread comes out clean. Makes two loaves.
friendshipbreadkitchen.com AMISH FRIENDSHIP BREAD RECIPES Amish Friendship Bread Snickerdoodles
INGREDIENTS
1 cup Amish Friendship Bread Starter
1 cup butter, softened
1½ cups sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
4 cups flour Find this recipe with more tips and photos by clicking here. DIRECTIONS ¼ teaspoon salt Preheat oven to 375° F (190° C). ¼ cup sugar for rolling In a large mixing bowl, add in wet ingredients. ⅓ cup cinnamon for rolling Mix in rest of ingredients except the ¼ cup sugar and and ⅓ cup cinnamon.
In a small bowl, mix together the sugar and cinnamon.
Shape dough into 1-inch balls.
Roll balls in cinnamon-sugar mixture.
friendshipbreadkitchen.com DIRECTIONS (continued)
Place balls 2 inches apart on cookie sheet.
Bake 10 minutes.
Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Makes 60 cookies.
KITCHEN NOTES
The dough will be sticky but rolls really well into balls. If you want a crunchy cookie, bake an additional 3-5 minutes.
TRY THIS
Kitchen Friend Deborah Gillespie says, "I substituted pumpkin pie spice for the cinnamon in the recipe. It was wonderful and I plan on doing it again."
friendshipbreadkitchen.com AMISH FRIENDSHIP BREAD RECIPES Amish Friendship Bread Cinnamon Twists
INGREDIENTS
1 cup Amish Friendship Bread Starter
3 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons active dry yeast
¼ cup very warm water
½ cup butter, softened
1 egg
Find this recipe with more tips and photos by clicking here. Recipe and image courtesy Cynthia Nussbaum
DID YOU KNOW? For the Filling For the Drizzle
Not ready to bake? Have too ½ cup white sugar 2 cups powdered sugar much starter? You can freeze your Amish Friendship Bread ½ cup brown sugar, firmly packed 2 tablespoons water or milk starter and save it for another day! Check out our tutorial on 1 tablespoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or maple flavoring freezing (and thawing) your 3 tablespoons softened butter starter by clicking here.
friendshipbreadkitchen.com DIRECTIONS
Combine yeast, starter and water in mixing bowl. Let mixture stand for 5 minutes. Hold each strip at both ends and twist once in opposite directions. When twisting, some of the filling may come out, which is fine. Place each twist on greased Add flour, salt, butter and egg and mix together using the dough hook on low baking sheet about 1" apart. Press both ends of twists to baking sheet. speed until dough forms. Repeat with remaining half of dough and remaining half of filling to make 8 more Once dough begins to form (flour may be in bottom of bowl), increase the speed twists. to medium and knead for 4 minutes. Dough will cling to dough hook; clean the sides of bowl during this time. Let rise at least 2 hours or up to 8 hours on the baking sheet, covered in a warm place. Remove dough from bowl; the dough will be soft but not sticky. Let it rise in a greased bowl in warm place for 1½ hours. Bake at in a preheated oven at 375° F (190° C) for 12-15 minutes or until lightly browned. While the dough is rising, make the filling. Combine sugars and cinnamon thoroughly. Divide in half to use on each rectangle. Set aside with butter. While the twists are baking, prepare the drizzle. Combine drizzle ingredients and mix well. Dough will have risen, but not doubled. Divide dough in half. Remove from oven and drizzle the icing while hot. Makes 16 twists. Using very little flour (if any), pat or roll one half into a 12"x 9" rectangle.
Spread a thin layer of softened butter over each rectangle. With a butter knife, score the rectangle into thirds horizontally on the 12" side (be sure not to cut KITCHEN NOTES through). Kitchen Friend Cynthia Nussbaum says, "The dough for this recipe is made using Using one half of filling, spread an even layer in the middle section. Fold up a stand mixer and a dough hook. I did not test it mixing or kneading by hand. It bottom section over top of filling. would need a longer mixing and kneading time if done exclusively by hand. This recipe can be started so that it is ready to bake when needed. I started this at Spread a thin layer of butter over this section, then spread filling evenly over top. night and let rise on the baking sheet until morning. In the morning, just pop it in the oven and bake. It'll be ready for breakfast or brunch!" Fold the top third over the filling and press lightly to seal. Kitchen Friend Cyndie Shumaker adds, "I didn’t have a dough hook so I kneaded There may be small amount leftover after filling each rectangle. by hand for 4 minutes. They turned out great. I made 12 from each rectangle You should now have a long strip 12" x 3". Cut this in half. Then cut each half into instead of 8 and I like that size better." fourths to make 8 pieces.
friendshipbreadkitchen.com AMISH FRIENDSHIP BREAD RECIPES Rustic Sourdough Amish Friendship Bread
INGREDIENTS
1 cup Amish Friendship Bread Starter
6 cups bread flour
1 tablespoon kosher salt
¼ cup sugar
½ cup corn oil
1½ cups very warm water
Find this recipe with more tips and photos by clicking here. DIRECTIONS Recipe courtesy Marti Yount, Image courtesy Cheryl Olson
Put all ingredients in a very large bowl (20-cup size) and mix until batter is stiff. Oil hands with oil and knead dough into a mound.
Add extra oil to the bowl, cover and let rise over night or until the dough has risen to fill up the bowl. KITCHEN NOTES
Remove dough from bowl and knead. Kitchen Friend Brenda Halbardier says, “If the sugar is left out of the ingredients, the bread will be a little more Lightly oil 2 loaf pans. tart. Try letting the dough rise for 12 hours and then 8 Cut dough into even pieces and place in the loaf pans. Let dough rise again all day or night. hours for the second rise. To help the rise along, put a pan of hot water on the bottom rack of the oven. This When ready to bake, preheat and bake at 325° F (165° C) until golden brown. Makes two loaves. bread has a really great texture.”
friendshipbreadkitchen.com LOAF WRAPS
Directions: Wrap a loaf of Amish Friendship Bread in plastic wrap or parchment paper, then cut out one of the labels below and wrap it around the middle of the loaf, taping the ends together or binding it with baker’s twine or ribbon.
friendshipbreadkitchen.com GIFT TAGS
Directions: Cut these gift tags out and affix them to a jar of Amish Friendship Bread cookies or tie them to a container of Amish Friendship Bread muffins. It’s up to you!
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