Recipes

Apple Pumpkin Muffins with Streusel Topping

Apple Pumpkin Muffins with Streusel Topping

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Ingredients

Muffins

Streusel Topping

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350°.
  • In a large bowl, mix together the flour, sugar, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda, and salt.
  • In another bowl, beat together the eggs, pumpkin, and cooking oil.
  • Add to the dry ingredients and stir until just blended.
  • Don’t overmix.
  • Stir in the apples.
  • Fill greased muffin cups about ¾ full.
  • For topping: Mix together the flour, sugar, and cinnamon; add the butter and mix until combined.
  • Sprinkle on top of the muffins.
  • Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until done.
  • Remove the muffins from the pan and cool on a wire rack.

Notes & Wine Advice

This makes quite a large batch, so you may have to bake in shifts.
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Course; Cupcakes-Brownies
Cuisine; Amish

Egg Bread

Egg Bread

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Ingredients

  • 1½ cups milk scalded
  • ½ cup 1 stick butter
  • ½ cup sugar plus ½ tsp. sugar divided
  • ½ cup warm water 110°
  • 4½ tsp. 2 packages active dry yeast
  • 2 eggs beaten
  • 9 cups all-purpose flour more or less
  • 2 tsp. salt

Instructions

  • In a large mixing bowl, pour the scalded milk over the butter and ½ cup sugar; cool.
  • In a small bowl, stir the ½ tsp.
  • sugar into the warm water and then stir in the yeast.
  • Let it stand for 5 minutes.
  • Add the yeast mixture to the milk mixture and stir.
  • Alternately add the eggs and 3 cups of the flour; then add the salt and beat for 3 minutes.
  • By hand, continue adding the rest of the flour, and knead the dough for 8 to 10 minutes.
  • Place the dough in a greased bowl, turning the dough so the entire surface is greased.
  • Cover and let rise until double, about 1 to 1 ½ hours.
  • Shape the dough into 3 loaves and place it in greased loaf pans.
  • Let it rise again until the dough is about one inch above the top of the loaf pans.
  • Bake at 425° for 10 minutes; then reduce the temperature to 350° and bake an additional 30 to 40 minutes.
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Course; Bread / Eggs
Cuisine; Amish

Corn Bread with Cheese and Bacon

Corn Bread with Cheese and Bacon

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Ingredients

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 425°.
  • In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, cornmeal, instant milk, sugar, baking powder, and salt and stir to mix well.
  • Add the cheese and bacon and stir well again.
  • In a medium bowl, beat the egg and then add the water and cooking oil, mixing until well blended.
  • Stir into the cornmeal mixture.
  • Beat by hand using a large wooden spoon just until well blended and smooth.
  • Pour the batter into a greased loaf pan and bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until done and a light golden color.
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Course; Bread / Cheese / Pork
Cuisine; Amish

Chocolate Zucchini Bread

Chocolate Zucchini Bread

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Ingredients

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350°.
  • In a large bowl, mix together the eggs, oil, sugar, and vanilla.
  • Add the zucchini and stir.
  • In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, and cocoa.
  • Add the flour mixture to the zucchini mixture and blend well.
  • Add the nuts, if using, and stir again.
  • Grease and flour 2 loaf pans.
  • Pour in the batter.
  • Bake for 45 minutes.
  • Cool the bread in the pans for 10 to 15 minutes.
  • Remove the loaves to a wire rack to finish cooling.
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Course; Bread / Chocolate
Cuisine; Amish

Banana Nut Bread

Banana Nut Bread

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Equipment

  • electric mixer

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350°.
  • Mix together the sugar, shortening, and eggs. (An electric mixer works best. )
  • (An electric mixer works best. )
  • Stir in the sour milk and mashed bananas.
  • In another bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt and blend into the banana mixture.
  • Add the walnuts and stir to blend.
  • Pour the batter into a well-greased loaf pan.
  • Let stand for 20 minutes; then bake for 50 to 60 minutes.
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Course; Bread / Fruit / Nuts
Cuisine; Amish

Applesauce Nut Bread

Applesauce Nut Bread

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Ingredients

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350°.
  • In a large mixing bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
  • Stir in the rolled oats, walnuts, and raisins.
  • In another bowl, cream together the shortening and brown sugar.
  • Add the eggs and beat until light and fluffy.
  • Blend in the applesauce and milk.
  • Add the creamed mixture to the dry ingredients and beat for 30 seconds.
  • Although the batter will be lumpy, don’t overbeat it.
  • Pour the batter into a large, greased loaf pan and bake for 50 to 60 minutes.
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Course; Bread / Fruit / Nuts
Cuisine; Amish

Apple Bread

Apple Bread

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Ingredients

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350°.
  • In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar.
  • Add the eggs and vanilla and beat well.
  • In another bowl, mix together the flour, baking soda, and salt.
  • Add the dry ingredients alternately with the milk to the butter mixture; blend well after each addition.
  • Stir in the apples and walnuts.
  • Pour the batter in a greased loaf pan and bake for 55 minutes or until done.
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Course; Bread / Fruit / Nuts
Cuisine; Amish

Yogurt and Sour Cream Biscuits

Yogurt and Sour Cream Biscuits

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Ingredients

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 400°.
  • Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat, or generously grease the baking sheet.
  • In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and oregano.
  • Cut in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbles.
  • Add the yogurt, milk, and sour cream and stir gently to form a soft, sticky dough.
  • Stir in the green onions.
  • Using about ¼ cup for each biscuit, drop the dough 2 inches apart onto the prepared baking sheet.
  • Bake for 15 minutes or until the biscuits are a light golden brown.
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Course; Coockies / Biscuit
Cuisine; Amish

Sour Cream Biscuits

Sour Cream Biscuits

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Ingredients

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 450°.
  • In a medium bowl, mix together the milk and sour cream until well blended; set aside.
  • In a large bowl, mix together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
  • Cut the shortening into the flour mixture until it resembles coarse crumbles.
  • Make a well in the center and pour in the sour cream mixture all at once; stir just until blended.
  • Drop by large tablespoonfuls onto a greased baking sheet and bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until done.
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Course; Coockies / Biscuit
Cuisine; Amish

Pumpkin Biscuits from Georgia Varozza

Pumpkin Biscuits from Georgia Varozza

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Ingredients

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 450°.
  • In a large bowl, mix together the flour, brown sugar, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and allspice.
  • Cut in the shortening until the mixture resembles coarse crumbles.
  • Stir in the nuts.
  • In a small bowl, beat together the pumpkin and milk until smooth.
  • Add to the flour mixture and stir with a fork to form a soft dough.
  • Turn out the dough onto a floured surface and knead for 30 seconds.
  • Roll or pat the dough to ½-inch thickness and then cut with a biscuit cutter.
  • Place the biscuits on a greased baking sheet and bake for 12 to 14 minutes or until done and a light golden brown.
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Course; Coockies / Biscuit
Cuisine; Amish