Here I am – learning all about Amish friendship bread. It all started with “Let’s make Amish Friendship Bread and give it to our neighbors over the Holidays!” and ended with me looking at ALL the different recipe variations and shortcuts there are for Friendship Breads.
Sure, making loaves of bread to give as new neighbor gifts or as Christmas gifts to coworkers and family sounds like a GREAT idea – but I had no clue what I was getting into haha!
Turns out making Amish Friendship Bread is a multi-day process that starts with a bread “starter” that you share with your friends and then you all bake your friendship bread from some of the same starter mix. However, there ARE recipe variations with less time-requirements that bring me back into the mix (pun intended haha!)
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As I said, it all started at our Ladies Brunch when my Aunt said “Let’s make Amish Friendship Bread and give it to our neighbors over the Holidays!”
At first, I was all about it because (sorry Aunt Cheryl) my Aunt is NOT exactly known for her baking skills – so I figured this bread she was talking about was another one of her magical easy things she makes for potlucks.
I was SO wrong – this is NOT a “quick” dessert or bread recipe – it’s a PROCESS.
In fact, it’s a TEN DAY process – the majority of it is making the starter to even get ready to bake the bread.
What IS the Amish Friendship Bread Starter?
The “starter” recipe for friendship bread is:
1 pkg. active dry yeast
1/4 cup warm water
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup white sugar
1 cup warm milk
You mix all those ingredients together – then, at the end of 10 days you will have 4 cups of “starter”.
You divide that into 1 cup starter batches that you put in a Ziploc baggies (you’ll have 4).
Then, you give 3 batches of your started away and keep one for yourself to bake.
(or, you can separate into 1 cup baggies on Day 2 and give 3 away for your friends to nurture over the next 9 days.)
Two important things to know:
1 – do not use a metal bowl or anything metal – that can mess the starter up.
2 – do NOT refrigerate your starter. Yep, this bread starter mixture (with MILK in it) sits on your counter for 10 days.
This is the basic Amish Friendship Bread recipe:
It is recommended to write those Daily Instructions ON each baggie before sharing with friends so they know what to do each day with their squishy baggie.
So THIS is what my Aunt wants us all to do.
I admit, I love the concept of it – I really do. So I’ll do it with the rest of the ladies; it’ll be a fun project we all do together with an end result that is not only delicious, but also has a little bit of love from each of us.
Now, I’d be lying if I said I did NOT look at shortcuts or recipe variations, because I totally did.
These are the resources, recipes and variations from other bloggers that I thought were super helpful:
How To Make Amish Friendship Bread Starter
How To Make Amish Friendship Bread Starter
How To Make Amish Friendship Bread WITHOUT Starter
If you know me at all, you know that this Amish Friendship bread recipe shortcut was my FIRST stop after learning about the process of making the bread starter.
This NO STARTER recipe is also NO YEAST – just 6 simple ingredients in the bread and it’s done in an hour.
How To Make Amish Friendship Bread WITHOUT Starter
Friendship Bread Cinnamon Rolls
Get ready to satisfy your sweet tooth with these mouthwatering Amish Friendship Bread Cinnamon Rolls! Soft, fluffy, and dripping with cinnamon goodness, these rolls are perfect for breakfast or dessert.
Made with the basic friendship bread starter above, they’re super easy to whip up. Whether it’s for a cozy brunch or a sweet treat to share, these cinnamon rolls are a must-try.
Friendship Bread Cinnamon Rolls Recipe
Amish Apple Cinnamon Bread
Now THIS is an easy Amish Friendship Bread shortcut! Yummy Amish Apple Fritter Bread recipe with NO STARTER REQUIRED!
Packed with juicy apple chunks and a hint of cinnamon, this sweet bread is perfect for breakfast or dessert. It’s soft, fluffy, and drizzled with just the right amount of glaze to make every slice a delight.
Amish Apple Cinnamon Bread Recipe
Amish Double Chocolate Chip Bread
I literally fell in love with this Amish-style Double Chocolate Chip Bread! Recipe is made from the basic Amish Friendship Bread Starter recipe above but with yummy chocolate and chocolate chips to this recipe variation.
Perfect for breakfast, brunch, or a sweet treat, this easy recipe combines rich chocolate chips with fluffy bread for an irresistible dessert. Made with simple ingredients, this moist and fluffy bread is sure to delight chocolate lovers.
More Amish Bread Recipes:
More Desserts To Give To Neighbors Or As Gifts:
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