Take your recipe up a notch with the simple addition of fresh apple chunks and plump raisins to make this wonderful Apple Raisin Amish Friendship Bread submitted by Kitchen Friend Saskia Bau. This is a great recipe to use the stray apple sitting around in the fruit drawer. Doubling up on the amount of cinnamon in this recipe gives it an extra kick. Kitchen Friend Saskia Baur got creative with her add-ins: "Sift the dry ingredients together to prevent lumps in the batter, and use 1½ … [Read more...]
Pineapple Carrot Amish Friendship Bread
Crushed pineapple makes this Pineapple Carrot Cake Amish Friendship Bread recipe virtually identical to the traditional carrot cake. It makes a great breakfast, picnic snack, or party treat. Top this recipe with loads of fluffy cream cheese frosting and chopped walnuts and watch it disappear! >> Have you tried this? Share your best pic with us or leave a comment below and let us know how it worked for you! … [Read more...]
Pineapple-Papaya-Coconut Macaroon Amish Friendship Bread Mini Bites (Vegan) (Gluten-Free)
These bite-sized Amish Friendship Bread Pineapple Papaya Coconut Macaroons are vegan and gluten-free! Sweet and dense, the sugar caramelized on top to form a nice crust. We did create the starter from scratch and let it ferment for 10 days, then got busy and put it in the fridge until we could add it to our baking schedule. The verdict? While it's not too reminiscent of traditional Amish Friendship Bread, it's an excellent recipe for those who are on gluten-free/vegan diets. Click the … [Read more...]
Butterscotch Amish Friendship Bread
A super simple and super easy Amish Friendship Bread recipe! Warm butterscotch with just the right amount of sugar makes this a family favorite. >> Have you tried this? Share your best pic with us or leave a comment below and let us know how it worked for you! … [Read more...]
Triple Lemon Amish Friendship Bread
You can't get this Amish Friendship Bread recipe wrong ... with a trifecta of lemons (lemon pudding, lemon extract, and lemon peel), this tangy and sweet bread is as bright as a summer day. >> Have you tried this? Share your best pic with us or leave a comment below and let us know how it worked for you! … [Read more...]
Carrot Cake Amish Friendship Bread Cupcakes
These Amish Friendship Bread cupcakes use chunky applesauce and spicy cinnamon and cloves for a delicious carrot cake variation. This carrot cake Amish Friendship Bread recipe is always a big hit, especially when made into cupcakes and topped with our Cream Cheese Frosting. We used chunky apple sauce that gave the bread an excellent texture and paired wonderfully with plump raisins and carrots. It helps to keep packages of 4-ounce cups of applesauce on hand, so you can add it to a recipe … [Read more...]
Cream Cheese Frosting
The fluffy cream cheese frosting takes any recipe to a whole new level. Everyone needs to have a good cream cheese frosting recipe in their back pocket, and ours is definitely a keeper. You can't have our Pineapple Carrot Cake Amish Friendship Bread without this cream cheese frosting. Or our Red Velvet Amish Friendship Bread. Did we mention our Irish Cream Amish Friendship Bread cupcakes as well? An all-time favorite pairing is with our Pumpkin Spice Amish … [Read more...]
Lemon Glaze
This lemon glaze recipe is super easy and can be made in advance and stored in the refrigerator. When ready to use, gently warm container in warm-hot water to restore the glaze to a drizzling consistency. You can also add a little warm water to thin the glaze if it is too thick. You can top almost any Amish Friendship Bread with this glaze! From Kitchen Friend Debbie Hughes: “For my lemon glaze I combine zest, lemon juice and powdered sugar. I use a little less than half a package of … [Read more...]
Chocolate Chip Cherry Amish Friendship Bread
Rich and decadent, this recipe for Chocolate Chip Cherry Amish Friendship Bread is a chocolate lover's dream come true. Dust this bread with powdered sugar for a fun and festive look! Kitchen Friend Tina Levesque took a sweeter approach to this recipe: "Substitute 1 jar of maraschino cherries for the 1 cup of dried cherries." >> Have you tried this? Share your best pic with us or leave a comment below and let us know how it worked for you! … [Read more...]
Amish Friendship Bread Starter (Original)
If you love Amish Friendship Bread, having an active starter on hand is a must. It's usually passed from person to person, so each bag of starter carries with it a little bit of love from the kitchen it came from (and any kitchen before that). Amish Friendship Bread starter is the heart of what makes Amish Friendship Bread so special, because it's all about sharing what we have with others. A little starter can go a long way. Scroll down for the recipe for making your own … [Read more...]