You can’t resist a slice of this warm, cinnamon Amish Friendship Bread. This quick bread starts with a sweet sourdough and makes two loaves. Perfect for gift-giving! For the starter recipe, click here.
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I know you’ve all been waiting for this recipe. We shared our Amish Friendship Bread Starter recipe yesterday. If you haven’t gotten that sweet sourdough starter mixed up and fermenting on your countertop, what are you waiting for?
One look at this cinnamon Amish friendship bread and you’ll be anxiously awaiting that 10-day sourdough cycle to be complete so you can get baking.
This is a classic bread.
It’s soft and moist. It’s full of cinnamon sugar flavor. It’s a one-bowl, no-rise, couldn’t-be-easier quick bread.
And if you’re not into baking quick bread, try baking the friendship bread batter in a muffin tin. You’ll prepare the pans the same way, but you’ll preheat the oven to 425 degrees and bake them for 5 minutes, then reduce the baking temperature to 375 degrees and bake for an additional 13 minutes. It’s a little trick I learned from Sally’s Baking Addiction in order to get the pretty domed tops that everyone loves on a muffin.
And another option? Bake the batter in a 9×13 cake pan to have an Amish friendship cake. The options are endless with this easy bread recipe!
You’ll notice the first ingredient in this recipe is Head over to get the Amish Friendship Bread Starter here.
You can't resist a slice of this warm, cinnamon Amish Friendship Bread. This quick bread starts with a sweet sourdough and makes two loaves. Perfect for gift-giving!
- 1 cup oil
- 3 large eggs
- ½ cup milk
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 cups flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 2 small boxes instant vanilla pudding
- 1 cup chopped nuts optional
- 1 cup Amish Friendship Bread Starter
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
In a large bowl, combine all of the ingredients.
- Mix well.
- Spray 2 loaf pans with cooking spray.
Mix ½ cup sugar and 1 ½ teaspoons cinnamon into a small bowl. Dust the greased pans with half of this cinnamon/sugar mixture.
Pour the batter evenly into the pans and sprinkle the remaining sugar mixture over the batter.
- Bake for 1 hour or until the a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean.
- Cool until the bread loosens from the pan evenly and turn onto a serving dish.
*To make muffins, spray two muffin pans with cooking spray. Sprinkle the greased muffin cups with the cinnamon sugar mixture. Fill the muffin cups 2/3 full with batter. Bake at 425 for 5 minutes, then without opening the oven, reduce the oven temperature to 375 degrees and bake for an additional 13 minutes or until the top of the muffin bounces back when you touch it.
Amish Friendship Bread Starter Recipe
Linda L says
Could you please post a recipe that uses the starter without pudding mix….i dont do processed foods…
Julie Clark says
We’re working on one. Stay tuned!
gg says
I second the request for recipe without the instant pudding.
Julie Clark says
You can simply leave the pudding out if you’d like!
gg says
wouldnt that leave out some of the moistness? perhaps replace with some helmanns mayonnaise?
Julie Clark says
Flavor maybe, but I don’t think it would leave out moistness.
Anna Brackelsberg says
I would like the starter recipe, please.
Brooke says
I love this bread but how do you make the starter to start it?
Julie Clark says
Here is the friendship Bread Starter Recipe: https://www.tastesoflizzyt.com/amish-friendship-bread-starter-recipe/
Margaret Newhouse says
How do you make sourdough
Julie Clark says
Here’s the recipe: http://www.tastesoflizzyt.com/amish-friendship-bread-starter-recipe/
Cathy says
There is no sourdough in this recipe
Tara Sims says
Can you please me where to get the friendship bread starter from?
Julie Clark says
http://www.tastesoflizzyt.com/amish-friendship-bread-starter-recipe/
Tara Sims says
Can you please tell me where at can get the friendship bread starter?
Julie Clark says
http://www.tastesoflizzyt.com/amish-friendship-bread-starter-recipe/
betty says
Im going to try that looks so good
Patti Cruden says
Can you please send me the recipe for the starter…. can’t seem to get it to come up .
Julie Clark says
The starter is here: http://www.tastesoflizzyt.com/amish-friendship-bread-starter-recipe/
Gail says
I lived among the Amish in Penna. I have one or two recipes that I love. This is one of them. Great if you have a bunch of people to bake for over the holidays.. Thanks.
Julie Clark says
Yes!! It’s perfect for gift giving.
Judi says
Can you make a plain white bread from this starter? How?
Julie Clark says
Here’s one to try! https://www.friendshipbreadkitchen.com/basic-white-amish-friendship-bread/
Laureen says
The original recipe says not to use metal pans or utensils.
Debi says
Do you have a recipe for the starter?
Julie Clark says
Here is the starter recipe: http://www.tastesoflizzyt.com/amish-friendship-bread-starter-recipe/
Sally says
Thank you for the starter recipe! I have made the bread in that past, but have not had the starter for a while. Also, when I have made the bread in the past, I have used banana pudding mix instead of vanilla. It gives a nice flavor to the bread. I have also made the recipe with giant muffin and mini loaf pans. They freeze easily and you just pull them out and pop them in the microwave for a quick breakfast/snack!