Day 2: December 9, 2019 Monday Welcome to Day 2 of the 12 Days of Kitchen Holiday Giveaway! Today's challenge is easy and takes us back to the basics. We always talk about Amish Friendship Bread starter as the building block for the bread (and it is), but there's another secret ingredient, too. The Recipe Today's featured recipe is our basic Cinnamon-Sugar Mixture. Yup, you got that right! This is the secret ingredient that makes your Amish Friendship Bread stand out from any other … [Read more...]
Day 1 of the 12 Days of Kitchen Holiday Giveaway
Day 1: December 8, 2019 Sunday Welcome to Day 1 of the 12 Days of Kitchen Holiday Giveaway! I'm kicking off 12 days of holiday recipes and gifts in the Friendship Bread Kitchen. I'm looking forward to hanging out with you over the next few days! Each day you'll get a new holiday recipe and a small challenge. That's it! Participating is super simple, so let's get started. The Recipe Today's featured recipe is Gingerbread Amish Friendship Bread. This recipe is the perfect way … [Read more...]
12 Days of Kitchen Holiday Giveaway Kick-Off!
Are you ready? Let's go! Welcome to the 12 Days of Kitchen Holiday Giveaway! It's been ages since I last did this (2015? 2011?), so I'm excited to bring it back for this holiday season. While the posts have been updated to reflect new challenges and giveaway items, the previous comments remain. Don't worry: only comments left during the 2019 giveaway will be valid. It's a way for us to connect and have fun, and to bring a little festive cheer to your day. Plus, you could win something … [Read more...]
Amish Friendship Bread 30-Minute Dinner Rolls
I'm so excited to share this recipe with you, because it's a great way to get warm and fluffy dinner rolls on the table in 30 minutes. It's a one-bowl recipe, which means less mess and easier clean-up. For best results use an active, bubbly Amish Friendship Bread starter that's been fed today (or yesterday). Frothy is always good for any traditional roll or bread baking recipes, when your starter is at its peak and can help with the heavy lifting of the recipe. Note: If your rolls come … [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...]
Amish Friendship Bread Pecan Sandies Cookies
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' sugar. They hold together well if you have to gift them to friends. The starter gives it a subtle tang, and the sugar-salt balance is perfect. If you like your cookies sweeter, … [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...]
Eggnog Rum Glaze
What is eggnog without a touch of rum? Use this glaze over your favorite breads and cookies for a holiday touch. 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 Friendship Bread cake and cupcakes. It would also be amazing drizzled on … [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...]