Starter not behaving? Can't figure out the instructions? Stumped on a recipe? Get all your Amish Friendship Bread questions answered here. … [Read more...]
Top Cookie Recipes for Amish Friendship Bread and Sourdough Starters
One of our favorite ways to use up extra Amish Friendship Bread or sourdough starter discard is to make cookies. Oatmeal, snickerdoodle, chocolate chip, sandy pecans, almond, peanut butter ... the list goes on but we've got your favorite AFB and sourdough cookie recipes right here. CLEARLY the BEST oatmeal cookie recipe out there!Karen on Amish Friendship Bread Oatmeal Raisin Cookies Whether you're baking for the office, a neighbor, summer camp, school lunchboxes, a holiday cookie … [Read more...]
Easy Strawberry Sauce
This is the best homemade strawberry sauce and topping recipe we've tried, and we've tweaked and tested a bunch! It's super quick, uses minimal ingredients and can be easily adjusted to suit your taste. You can store a portion in the freezer, gift some in a small jar to friends, or use it as a topping on your favorite ice cream, cheesecake, or angel food cake. It also makes a sweet side sauce to your favorite Amish Friendship Bread recipe. Make this whenever you have an abundance of fresh … [Read more...]
Happiness Cake
The Friendship Bread Kitchen is filled with lots of wonderful recipes you can make with 1 cup of Amish Friendship Bread starter, as well as frosting, glazes, and other wonderful ways to top your baked creations. But today, I'm making a special exception with this recipe for Happiness Cake. A Recipe for All Occasions This recipe works for all diets and you can eat as much as it you like, plus you always have the ingredients on hand. You can easily double or triple the recipe. It's … [Read more...]
Lemon Spice Amish Friendship Bread Visiting Cake
Looking for the perfect hostess gift or housewarming present? Whether you're visiting friends or they come calling for tea time, this Lemon Spice Amish Friendship Bread Visiting Cake is perfect for the occasion. The marmalade glaze elevates the bread, making it perfect as a showy, eye-stopping piece. I adapted this recipe from Dorie Greenspan's classic recipe at New York Times Cooking, who calls it "aromatherapy for the cake and you." Visiting Cakes First, if you don't know what a … [Read more...]
Earl Grey Amish Friendship Bread Tea Cakes
Adapted from Tastemade and Country Living. I have been dying to make these Earl Grey Amish Friendship Bread Tea Cakes for ages. It was either this or a Lady Earl Grey variation (which has less bergamot oil plus lemon peel and orange peel), but I really wanted the bergamot flavor. So much that I bought the Stash Double Bergamot Earl Grey tea just to make sure. It. Was. Amazing. This is now my favorite variation of the year, usurping the summery Strawberry Limeade Amish … [Read more...]
Dark Chocolate Amish Friendship Bread
This Dark Chocolate Amish Friendship Bread was one of our first Friendship Bread Kitchen recipes back in 2009. It’s similar to our Double Chocolate Amish Friendship Bread and Triple Chocolate Amish Friendship Bread variations, but amps up the chocolate love with a twist: dark chocolate chips, dark chocolate cocoa, and 1 small box of chocolate fudge pudding. >> Have you tried this? Share your best pic with us or leave a comment below and let us know how it … [Read more...]
Amish Friendship Bread (No Starter / Starter Free)
Love Amish Friendship Bread, but don’t love waiting 10 days to make it? I totally get it. Sometimes we just want to bake, well, RIGHT NOW. If you don't have a starter, don't have time to make a starter, or just want that warm, delicious cinnamon-sugar crunch in time for your morning coffee, this recipe is for you. ☕️ A search on the Internet will show a ton of alternatives, but which one tastes best? I’ve got your back. Which variation works best? I spent two mornings testing … [Read more...]
Pineapple Macadamia Nut Amish Friendship Bread Scones
My favorite recipes are the ones that come together quickly and don't require a lot of extra ingredients. This Pineapple Macadamia Nut Amish Friendship Bread Scones recipe sounds fussy and complicated, but it's SO EASY and foolproof that you'll come off like a pro. And chances are, you probably have a dusty can of crushed pineapple SOMEWHERE in your pantry. These scones were fast to make, and they were gone two hours after I baked them. I made the rounds in my neighborhood and my neighbors … [Read more...]
Amish Friendship Bread Fruitcake
You can't herald in the holidays without fruitcake (or fruit cake or fruit bread -- whatever you'd like to call it, LOL), and I've got a great recipe for you that uses 1 cup of Amish Friendship Bread starter or sourdough starter. This comes by way of Tammy Basile, owner of the lovely food blog, Basile Limeade. Tammy is a seasoned foodie and no stranger to the kitchen. Her mother used to make Amish Friendship Bread when Tammy was a little girl, so when a co-worker gave her a … [Read more...]
Easy Amish Friendship Bread Sourdough Dutch Baby
If you're looking for an easy dish to serve several people at once, something that can double as a side or dessert, even a meal, look no further. This recipe for Dutch babies, also known as German pancakes, is a great way to use up your sourdough starter or Amish Friendship Bread starter discard, and is super simple to make. First, some terminology. What are we making here exactly? German pancakes and Dutch babies are essentially the same thing, but the dish is said to have originated in … [Read more...]