Our Top Ten Amish Friendship Bread Recipes friendshipbreadkitchen.com WELCOME TO THE FRIENDSHIP BREAD KITCHEN! Questi n : What can you make with one cup of Amish Friendship Bread starter? Answr: A lot! Whether you received a bag from a friend or made your starter from scratch, the Friendship Bread Kitchen is here to help. I’ve developed and curated over 250 Amish Friendship Bread recipes so you’ll always have lots of options with your one cup of starter. You’ll also find tutorials, tips, and community, so you can have company on this journey of baking and sharing the bread with others. You can visit us by clicking here, or by finding us on Facebook, Twitter or Pinterest. See you in the Kitchen! Drien 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.