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.
Amish Friendship Bread
Ingredients
- 1 cup oil
- 3 large eggs
- ½ cup milk
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup granulated 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
Cinnamon Sugar Mixture:
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
Instructions
- 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.
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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.
Cindy says
Maybe try applesause.
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/
Janice says
There is a recipe for making your own pudding on the side of the vanilla wafer box I use to make my banana pudding from scratch you can experiment with that.
Sandra says
Brown Eyed Baker has a DIY homemade instant vanilla pudding recipe. You could make that and add an equivalent amount to this recipe. FYI I’ve had this bread years ago and it was delicious and totally addictive!
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.
Holly says
You can keep the starter in a loosely covered bowl and stir in the ingredients. You do not want to use metal bowl or spoons when stiring. But i use metal when mixing before baking amd bake in regular metal bread pans. Its fine.
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!
Marilyn says
Can sourdough starter could be used instead of the active yeast?
Thank you for posting these recipes. I’ve haven’t heard of this bread but it does sound really good ☺
Julie Clark says
We use sourdough starter in this recipe.
Ramél says
Can I just start baking with the starter on day 1 ? Instead of waiting until after the ten day cycle? It look old really good !
Julie Clark says
It won’t have the good sourdough flavor if you don’t let the starter sit. I’m sure it will be good, but it will be best if you follow the cycle.
Monique says
For the icing, do you mean powdered sugar? You wrote granulated sugar, but the recipe also calls for sugar and granulated sugar and sugar are the same thing. Just trying to understand why you wrote it 2 different ways, in case I’m missing something. Thanks.
Julie Clark says
Granulated sugar for both. Sorry about that!
Brenda says
I had friendship starter 30+ years ago and I can’t wait to get started on the starter. My question is what size loaf pan is used?
Julie Clark says
My pan ix 9×5″. Have fun!!! 🙂
Julie says
Is there a trick to getting it out of the pan after it has baked? I made 6 loaves today- cooked some a little more, some a little less, let some sit longer before taking out of the pan and EVERY single loaf stuck in the pan and tore in half. I sprinkled the sugar into the pan after greasing like it says. I ran a knife around the edges and it would seem like they were loose and ready to go- but nope! So disappointing.
Julie Clark says
You could try using cooking spray and flour instead of the sugar. That usually works with other breads really well.
Marcia says
Could I use almond milk instead of regular milk also what can I use in place of the eggs like egg substitute maybe
Julie Clark says
I think you could use almond milk. You could try greek yogurt in place of the egg? I’ve not tried all of those changes so can’t say for sure it would come out.
Jodie Knop says
Hi Julie, I am going to be making my friendship bread. The thing that confuses me is the amount of instant pudding to use. Some recipes call for 1 large box, some 1 small box, and some 2 small boxes. I threw away an old recipe I used to use 😩. I would appreciate your help! Thank you.
Julie Clark says
We use 2 small boxes. Some don’t use any at all! It’s really versatile.
Barbara says
I am in the middle of a starter but will be out of town on day 10 and will not be able to bake. I plan on baking all but one starter to give as gifts. Should I freeze the starters until I can bake ? I will not be able to bake until day 14.
Thank you,
Julie Clark says
Yes, I would freeze them. Remove them from the freezer in enough time for them to activate again.