This month, I am ALL about quick and easy. Okay, fine, I am always about quick and easy, but it's especially true now. I'm also all for using what you have and minimizing unnecessary trips to the grocery store, so in burrowing through my pantry, I found a couple of cans of fruit cocktail. The wheels in my brain started turning as I glanced between the cans in my hand and my jar of Amish Friendship Bread starter on the counter. And then, a recipe for Fruit Cocktail Amish Friendship Bread Cake was … [Read more...]
FAQ – How often should I feed my starter?
Wondering how often you should feed your starter? Maybe you have one cup on your counter, maybe even two or three. Maybe your kitchen is cool, or maybe it's warm and toasty. Because every starter -- and every kitchen -- is different, the instructions for maintaining your starter may need to be tweaked to your circumstances. When it comes to sourdough starters, including Amish Friendship Bread starters, there's ONE RULE you must abide by. If your starter is hungry, feed it. This means … [Read more...]
White Chocolate Mint Amish Friendship Bread Scones
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. Having one of those days when you need a pick-me-up and aren't sure where to begin? I can help turn your situation around in an hour. The solution? These White Chocolate Mint Amish Friendship Bread Scones. Yaassss!! This is a quick and easy recipe submitted by Kitchen Friend Cheryl Wilson that yields 20 generous scones. … [Read more...]
Amish Friendship Bread (No Pudding / Pudding Free)
I often get asked, "Do I need to use pudding in my Amish Friendship Bread?" The short answer is no. The longer answer is in this FAQ here. The following Amish Friendship Bread recipe is the same as the original recipe, minus the pudding. Consider this your official "it's-okay-not-to-use-pudding" version, so if you're uncertain about excluding it, you no longer have to worry! The pudding/no pudding challenge If you're wondering if the pudding makes a difference, I recommend a test. … [Read more...]
Amish Friendship Bread Eggnog Cookies
These bite-sized Amish Friendship Bread Eggnog Cookies deliver a festive, holiday punch anytime of the year. They're easy to whip up, and yield 40 small cookies. This is a great way to use up excess Amish Friendship Bread starter and leftover eggnog. They make the perfect snack following a hectic holiday week, and our neighbors loved them, too! I used a cookie scoop to handle the dough, and then flattened them with the back of a spoon, but you can also drop the dough in heaping … [Read more...]
Amish Friendship Bread Peanut Butter Blossom Cookies
Take our Amish Friendship Bread peanut butter cookie recipe and drop a Hershey Kiss in the center to make a peanut butter blossom cookie. Your childhood is calling. This is a simple twist on our Amish Friendship Bread peanut butter cookie recipe. Kids love it, and it's popular with any cookie exchange or bake sale. I rolled mine in granulated sugar, but if it's the holidays and you want to make them more festive, roll the dough in green or red sugar sprinkles before adding a chocolate … [Read more...]
Warm Apple Apricot Amish Friendship Bread Cake
This Apple Apricot Amish Friendship Bread Cake is moist, flavorful, and best served warm with a generous sprinkle of confectioners' sugar and a dollop of apricot jam. It's easy to make, so expect HUGE raves. Plus, did I mention, it's amazing? Adapted from Tara Parker-Pope, New York Times. 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. IT'S AMAZING. This is the … [Read more...]
Amish Friendship Bread Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
Soft, chewy, and delicious, these Amish Friendship Bread Oatmeal Raisin cookies are a twist on a family favorite. 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 when you run out of people to give the starter to, but it makes a ton of cookies that are super giftable. No one in … [Read more...]
Eggnog Amish Friendship Bread Cake
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 way to use up leftover eggnog, or to add something special to the holiday buffet. I was testing out a new fluted cake pan (filled to two-thirds), and had batter left over for … [Read more...]
Amish Friendship Bread Blondies
This month’s giveaway winner for a bamboo cookbook stand is Elaine Vnuk! Congratulations, Elaine! This Amish Friendship Bread Blondies recipe is warm and buttery, caramel-y, and as soon as the kids get home, these treats will disappear! 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. I made them right around lunchtime and as soon … [Read more...]
The Amish Friendship Bread Pantry Checklist
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 download the Essential Amish Friendship Bread Pantry Checklist … [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. What should you name your starter? Traditional sourdough bakers are known for naming their starters. After all, the starter is alive … [Read more...]