Amish Dandelion Greens with Warm Bacon Dressing Tender dandelion greens, crisp bacon, thinly sliced onion, and hard-boiled eggs come together under a warm, sweet-and-sour dressing. This Amish-style salad is wonderfully old-fashioned: the warm bacon dressing gently softens the greens while balancing their earthy bitterness with smoky, tangy sweetness. Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 side-dish […]
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Amish Baked Corn Pudding with Butter and Fresh Herbs is a comforting, spoonable side dish with sweet corn, a rich buttery custard, and a lightly golden top. Yield: 8 side-dish servings Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 55 minutes Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes, including 10 minutes of resting time […]
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Amish Sour Cream Sugar Cookies with Vanilla Glaze are soft, thick, farmhouse-style cookies with tender, cake-like centers, lightly golden edges, and a delicate vanilla glaze. Yield: 30 cookies; 1 cookie per serving Prep Time: 25 minutes Cook Time: 36 minutes total; 12 minutes per batch Chilling Time: 30 minutes Cooling and […]
Pennsylvania Dutch Schnitz un Knepp with Ham and Apple Dumplings This comforting Pennsylvania Dutch farmhouse supper brings together smoky ham, tender dried apples, sweet onions, and fluffy homemade dumplings in a lightly sweetened broth. Schnitz means dried apples, and knepp refers to the dumplings, which cook right in the pot and soak up the savory, […]
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Amish Sausage Gravy over Fluffy Homemade Biscuits is an Amish-inspired farmhouse breakfast featuring buttery, tender biscuits and creamy country gravy loaded with browned breakfast sausage, sweet onion, and black pepper. Yield: 8 servings, each with 1 large biscuit and one-eighth of the gravy Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 25 minutes, […]
Pennsylvania Dutch Scrapple with Crispy Fried Edges This farmhouse breakfast favorite turns pork, cornmeal, and savory broth into something wonderfully comforting: crisp, deeply golden slices with tender, softly textured centers. Traditional scrapple often begins with pork scraps and a long-simmered broth; this approachable home version uses finely ground pork while keeping the familiar sage, pepper, […]
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 10 side-dish servings Prep Time: 25 minutes Cook Time: 25 minutes Total Time: 3 hours 20 minutes, including 30 minutes cooling and 2 hours chilling Quick Ingredients 3 pounds Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and cut into 3/4-inch chunks 6 large eggs 1 cup mayonnaise 3 tablespoons prepared yellow mustard 3 […]
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Amish-Style Cornmeal Mush with Fried Buttered Slices turns a few humble ingredients into a comforting farmhouse breakfast: crisp, golden edges, soft cornmeal centers, and a drizzle of maple syrup. Yield: 4 servings; approximately 12 slices Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 1 hour Cooling and Chilling Time: 4 hours 30 minutes […]
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Amish Old-Fashioned Raisin Pie with Cinnamon and Brown Sugar is a flaky, double-crust pie filled with plump raisins and a glossy, jam-like filling. Brown sugar brings deep caramel sweetness, while lemon juice and cinnamon keep every bite bright and warmly spiced. Yield: 1 double-crust, 9-inch pie; 8 servings Prep Time: 40 […]
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 8 servings Prep Time: 25 minutes Cook Time: 85 minutes, including simmering the glaze Total Time: 2 hours, including a 10-minute rest Quick Ingredients Ham loaf: 1 1/2 pounds finely ground fully cooked ham, 1 pound ground pork, 1 cup finely crushed saltine crackers, 2 large eggs, 3/4 cup whole […]