This month's giveaway is posted below! Good luck! • This recipe post contains affiliate links, so if you click and/or make a purchase, the Friendship Bread Kitchen may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you. Resistance is futile, people. These chewy, perfectly sweetened, Amish Friendship Bread Oatmeal Raisin Cookies are going to be your downfall. You all know how much I love using the starter to make cookies. It's not only a great way to use up excess starter … [Read more...]
Amish Friendship Bread Pecan Sandies Cookies
• This post contains affiliate links. If you click through and make a purchase, the Friendship Bread Kitchen may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you. Every Christmas I get bags of spiced or candied pecans from at least five friends. I freeze them and use them throughout the year: I toss them in salads and add a handful into any Amish Friendship Bread recipe I happen to be making. Pecan sandies are a popular cookie, especially when dusted with confectioners' … [Read more...]
Eggnog Amish Friendship Bread Cake
• This post contains affiliate links. If you click through and make a purchase, the Friendship Bread Kitchen may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you. Revamped, revised, updated, perfected! This holiday season, take your edible gift giving to the next level with this slightly spicy, slightly boozy, Eggnog Amish Friendship Bread Cake. Special thanks to Kitchen Friend Rebecca Givens Bickerstaff who introduced an early variation to our Recipe Box! This is a great … [Read more...]
Eggnog Rum Glaze
• This recipe post contains affiliate links, so if you click and/or make a purchase, the Friendship Bread Kitchen may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you. This super simple eggnog rum glaze with just a hint of spice is the perfect topping for any holiday cake. Easy swaps include: instead of eggnog, use water or milkinstead of rum extract, use ½ teaspoon light ruminstead of rum extract, use vanilla extract This is the glaze we use to top our Eggnog Amish … [Read more...]
Amish Friendship Bread Blondies
This month’s giveaway winner for a bamboo cookbook stand is Elaine Vnuk! Congratulations, Elaine! • This recipe post contains affiliate links, so if you click and/or make a purchase, the Friendship Bread Kitchen may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you. Revamped, revised, updated, perfected! Brownie lovers, look out. The competition has arrived. This Amish Friendship Bread variation has a buttery, caramel flavor with just the right amount of sweetness. … [Read more...]
The Amish Friendship Bread Pantry Checklist
Baking is fast and easy when you have the right ingredients. Hey, Kitchen Friends! Ever have a hankering for Amish Friendship Bread, only to find you don't have all the ingredients in your pantry? Maybe your baking soda is old, you don't have enough eggs, or you're fresh out of vanilla. Those days are over ... I've got your back! I've put together a pantry checklist to make sure you have what you need whenever you want to bake a loaf and share it with others. Just click on the image to … [Read more...]
Your Amish Friendship Bread Starter Needs a Name
I'd like you to meet my Amish Friendship Bread Starter. Mel was born in 2018, had a couple of good rounds, and then I had to go on vacation. Mel was fed, divided, and then transferred to a Ziploc bag and popped into the freezer. About four months later, Mel re-emerged from her (yes, Mel is a she!) cryo-nap and has been bubbling on the counter ever since. Traditional sourdough bakers are known for naming their starters. After all, the starter is alive and growing, requiring regular … [Read more...]
Amish Friendship Bread Peanut Butter Cookies
This month's giveaway winner for three (3) stainless steel cookie scoops is Chris Apling! Congratulations, Chris! • Classic PB CookiesPB Blossom Cookies This recipe post contains affiliate links, so if you click and/or make a purchase, the Friendship Bread Kitchen may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you. Get ready ... we're taking the Amish Friendship Bread cookie recipe to a whole new level. Don't forget to bring the milk! This classic peanut butter recipe … [Read more...]
Top Ten Amish Friendship Bread Hacks
Here are some of my favorite Amish Friendship Bread hacks and short cuts. They're meant to help you out in a pinch, so Amish Friendship Bread is as easy and stress-free as possible. #1 Problem It's feeding time but you're out of milk or sugar. Hack Use 1 cup water instead of milk; skip the sugar.You can sub soy milk, almond milk, or rice milk, too. The flour, however, is a must. #2 Problem You're going out of town in the middle of a 10-day cycle, but want to bake once … [Read more...]
Irish Soda Amish Friendship Bread
• This is a fast and simple Amish Friendship Bread variation based on Ina Garten's Irish Soda Bread recipe. This recipe post contains affiliate links, so if you click and/or make a purchase, the Friendship Bread Kitchen may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you. Just in time for St. Patrick's Day! This Irish Soda Amish Friendship Bread recipe is super easy AND super fast, with no rise time or excessive kneading required. Everything goes into one bowl, making clean up a … [Read more...]