Favorite Amish Cinnamon Bread Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease three 9x5 inch loaf pans.
• Place the starter in a bowl, stir in the oil, sugar, eggs and vanilla and mix well.
• Combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder, instant pudding, and cinnamon. Add the flour mixture to the starter mixture and beat by hand. Add the pecans, raisins and apples and mix well. Pour batter into the prepared pans.
• Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 1 hour.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 2 (9x5 inch) loaf pans.
• In a large bowl, combine the Amish bread starter with oil, eggs, 2 cups flour, 1 cup sugar, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon baking soda, 1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder, and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Mix well. Pour into prepared loaf pans.
• Bake in preheated oven for 50 to 60 minutes.

Steps:

• 1. Cream together butter, 1 cup of sugar, and eggs.
• 2. Add buttermilk, flour, and baking soda.
• 3. Mix in separate bowl the 1/3 c sugar and cinnamon.
• 4. Put 1/2 of batter (or a little less) into greased loaf pan.
• 5. Sprinkle 3/4 of cinnamon mixture on top of the 1/2 batter.
• 6. Add remaining batter to pan.
• 7. Sprinkle with last of cinnamon topping.
• 8. Swirl with a knife.
• 9. Bake at 350 degrees for 45-50 min. or until toothpick tester come clean.
• 10. Cool in pan for 20 minutes before removing from pan.

Steps:

• On day 1: combine 1 cup milk, 1 cup sugar, and 1 cup flour in a large ziplock bag and mush to mix ingredients.
• On days 2-5: mush the bag twice daily (remove air first).
• On day 6: add 1 cup milk, 1 cup sugar, and 1 cup flour to the bag and mush to mix.
• On days 7-9: mush the bag twice daily (remove air first).
• On day 10: squeeze contents of bag into large mixing bowl.
• Add 1 cup milk, 1 cup sugar, and 1 cup flour and mix well.
• Measure out 4 (1 cup each) "starters" (these will be used for other batches rather than starting with fresh milk, flour, and sugar on day 1; or you may give them to a friend with a copy of the recipe, but note this takes the place of the day 1 ingredients.) You may freeze the starters for future use if desired (the second day out of the freezer is day 1).
• To the small amount in the bowl add oil, milk, eggs, vanilla; mix well.
• Next add remaining ingredients (except nuts and raisins); mix well.
• Then (if using) fold in nuts and raisins.
• Spray 2 loaf pans with cooking spray.
• Sprinkle generously with cinnamon and sugar.
• Pour batter into pans and sprinkle tops with cinnamon and sugar.
• Bake at 325 for 1 hour or until done. (25 minutes for muffins).

Steps:

• Grease two 9x5 loaf pans. Set aside until needed. Cream together butter, 2 cups sugar, and eggs. Add milk, flour, and baking soda. Mix well. Put 1/4 of batter in each greased loaf pan. In separate bowl, mix the 2/3 cup sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle 3/4 of the cinnamon mixture on top of the batter in each pan. Add remaining batter to pans; sprinkle the remaining cinnamon topping. Swirl with a knife. Bake at 350°F in a preheated oven for 45-50 minutes or until toothpick tester comes clean. Cool in pan for 20 minutes before removing from pan. Excellent if eaten warm out of the oven but great toasted with a little butter or cinnamon butter.