Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 6 servings; 6 large waffles with chicken and gravy Prep Time: 30 minutes Cook Time: 1 hour 45 minutes, with the waffles cooking while the chicken simmers Total Time: 2 hours 15 minutes Quick Ingredients Chicken: 3 pounds bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs; 1 tablespoon neutral oil Aromatics: 1 medium yellow […]
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Amish Baked Custard with Fresh Nutmeg is a simple farmhouse dessert with a silky texture, gentle vanilla flavor, and a fragrant dusting of freshly grated nutmeg. Yield: 6 individual custards Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 40–50 minutes Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes–1 hour 25 minutes, including 20 minutes of […]
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 24 fasnachts; 24 servings Prep Time: 45 minutes Cook Time: 40 minutes Total Time: About 3 hours 25 minutes, including 2 hours of rising Quick Ingredients 3/4 cup (170 g) plain mashed russet potato, made from 1 peeled russet potato weighing approximately 8 ounces (225 g) 1/4 cup (60 ml) […]
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Amish Maple Baked Beans with Bacon and Molasses are an Amish-inspired, sweet-and-savory side dish made with tender navy beans, smoky bacon, onions, pure maple syrup, and a rich molasses sauce. A long, gentle bake brings everything together into glossy, old-fashioned comfort food. Yield: 8 servings Prep Time: 25 minutes Cook Time: […]
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Pennsylvania Dutch Chow Chow with Garden Vegetables is a colorful, sweet-and-tangy relish with tender-crisp vegetables and a golden, mustard-spiced vinegar brine. This home-kitchen version is a refrigerator relish, not a shelf-stable canned preserve. Yield: About 10 cups; 80 servings of 2 tablespoons each Prep Time: 35 minutes Cook Time: 20 minutes […]
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Amish-Style Buttered Green Beans with New Potatoes Tender garden vegetables, sweet sautéed onions, and plenty of butter make this simple, comforting side dish. The beans should be pleasantly soft, not crisp, and the potatoes should soak up the buttery seasoning without falling apart. Yield: 6 side-dish servings Prep Time: 15 minutes […]
Amish Raspberry Cream Cheese Coffee Cake This Amish-inspired coffee cake brings together tender sour cream cake, a smooth cream cheese filling, ribbons of raspberry preserves, and a buttery cinnamon crumb topping. It is comforting enough for a family breakfast and pretty enough to serve for brunch or dessert. Despite the name, there is no coffee […]
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 8 side-dish servings Prep Time: 25 minutes Cook Time: 0 minutes Chill Time: 2 hours Total Time: 2 hours 25 minutes Quick Ingredients 1 1/2 pounds (680 g) green cabbage, weighed after coring, finely shredded 1 large green bell pepper, about 150 g after trimming, cut into very thin strips […]
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Amish Tomato Dumplings in Savory Herb Sauce pairs soft, steamed flour dumplings with buttery tomatoes, tender onions, garlic, and fresh basil. This Amish-inspired farmhouse dish makes a comforting vegetarian supper or a generous side. Yield: 4 main-course servings or 6 side servings; makes 12 dumplings Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: […]
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 2 loaves, 20 servings total Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 60 minutes Total Time: 2 hours 20 minutes, including 1 hour of cooling; assumes a bake-ready starter Quick Ingredients 1 cup (240 g) bake-ready Amish friendship bread starter 2 cups (240 g) all-purpose flour 1 cup (200 g) granulated […]