Amish Friendship Bread (Using Starter)

Last week, we shared the recipe for making an Amish Friendship Bread starter, and we hope your kitchen has been quietly bubbling along these past several days. Many readers wrote to say they had begun their starter right away, which makes this week’s recipe feel especially timely. Friendship Bread is one of those recipes that grows right along with the family that tends it, and the starter you have been mushing each day is now ready to be turned into something warm and comforting.   Mrs. Martha Troyer kindly wrote down her instructions for baking the finished loaves. She has made this bread and often gives a loaf to neighbors or sends one along with her children when they visit friends. It is a simple recipe, but it carries a sense of sharing and connection that has always been part of Amish kitchens. The cinnamon sugar topping gives the bread a gentle sweetness, and the loaves slice beautifully once cooled. We hope you enjoy bringing your starter to life this week and that the finished bread finds a happy place at your table.

Recipe by Scott