No-Starter Amish Friendship Bread

Name: No-Starter Amish Friendship Bread (+Video)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 65 min
Ingredients: 1/2 cup sugar; 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 3 cups real buttermilk; 2 cups oil; 6 large eggs; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 1/2 cups sugar; 1 tbsp ground cinnamon; 3 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon salt; 4 cups all-purpose flour; 2 (3.4 ounce) boxes instant vanilla pudding; 1 1/2 cups chopped walnuts (optional)

December 29, 2020 by Brandie @ The Country Cook

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With this recipe for No-Starter Amish Friendship Bread, there is all the flavor of a traditional Amish Friendship Bread but none of the wait!

A SIMPLER FRIENDSHIP BREAD RECIPE

If you aren't familiar with Amish Friendship Bread then you are missing out on some of the yummiest sweet bread you've ever tasted. Growing up, this bread was popular among the Navy wives in our little base community.

two slices of friendship bread on a plate with a bottle of milk in the background.

WHAT IS A BREAD STARTER?

To make the traditional Amish Friendship Bread, you need to get a "bread starter" from one of your friends (or make it yourself). The starter is made with a mixture of flour, sugar and milk placed into a resealable bag.You knead the bag once a day for a few days And then you have to "feed" it a few days after that. After the tenth day, you can divide it all up into 10 resealable bags and pass them out to friends, hence the name, Friendship Bread). They can then make the bread by adding a few more ingredients to the starter or start the process all over again to make more starters. Bottom line, it takes a bit of time and dedication so I'm going to show you how to make a cheater version!

No-Starter Amish Friendship Bread recipe from The Country Cook, loaf of sweet bread shown on a white platter and sliced.

INGREDIENTS NEEDED: (FULL RECIPE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POST)

sugar
cinnamon
real buttermilk
oil
large eggs
vanilla extract
sugar
ground cinnamon
baking powder
baking soda
salt
all-purpose flour
instant vanilla pudding
chopped walnuts (optional)

buttermilk, oil, large eggs, vanilla extract, sugar, ground cinnamon baking powder, baking soda, salt, all-purpose flour, instant vanilla pudding, chopped walnuts.

HOW TO MAKE AMISH FRIENDSHIP BREAD:

Preheat oven to 325f degrees. Spray two bread loaf pans (or 8 mini loaf pans) with nonstick cooking spray. Sprinkle half of the cinnamon sugar mixture on the sides and bottom of loaf pans.

cinnamon sugar sprinkled into the bottom of two loaf pans.

In a large bowl, stir together buttermilk, oil, eggs and vanilla. Stir in sugar, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Then, slowly stir in flour and instant vanilla pudding. Finally, gently stir in chopped walnuts.

buttermilk, oil, eggs, vanilla, sugar, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt, flour and instant vanilla pudding mixed together in the bowl of an electric stand mixer.

Pour batter evenly into prepared pans. Sprinkle the tops with rest of the sugar/cinnamon mixture.

sweet bread batter poured into two bread loaf pans and sprinkled with cinnamon sugar.

Bake for 45 minutes (for mini loaves) and about an hour for full-size loaves. Allow to cool completely. Then gently remove the loaves and pack them into cellophane bags.

whole loaf of Amish friendship bread on a white platter and sticks of cinnamon off to the side.

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Originally published:September 2017
Updated & republished: December 2020

Recipe credit: Friendship Bread Kitchen

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About Brandie @ The Country Cook

I’m a regular home cook, like most of you, doing my best to get a good meal on the table for my family. I like to say the recipes on here are recipes for the busy cook (you know who you are). You can still get a good meal on the table, with a few shortcuts to help you along the way. I hope you’ll find lots of recipes here that you’ll love and hopefully will become family favorites. Read more...

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