Bridget and Julia My Mom so loved watching you two lovely ladies. She was 93 and passed away two weeks ago. She and I would talk about the show all the time. I miss her terribly and will be watching you ladies. Continuing my conversation with My Mom. I know she is listening from Heaven.

@tonydalat9458

2 жыл бұрын

Hello and how are you doing today

@bndissanayaka

2 жыл бұрын

💛💛💛💝

@amietedeschi3203

2 жыл бұрын

So sorry for your loss! 💜

@LaniAnne402

2 жыл бұрын

Aww, so sorry you lost your mom. Please be good to yourself. I totally understand your emotions and hope you have family and friends to visit with. May your mother Rest In Peace. 💞🙋🏻‍♀️🙏

@tappychef1098

2 жыл бұрын

So sorry for your loss. Miss my mum everyday...Treasure every moment I had with her!❤

Finally realized that friendship bread is the base of my mom's banana bread! I was always disappointed in banana bread recipes, because they never came out sweet or moist like I remember. As soon as they cut into it, it was confirmed. Definitely explains the cinnamon sugar crust too

@deb218

2 жыл бұрын

How many bananas do you add to this recipe?

@xanimationsyt7423

Жыл бұрын

I realized it's the base for my grandmother's fruitcake recipe. I've been wondering for years. Lol

@debipowell9509

13 күн бұрын

can you let us know how you turn it into banana bread? Pretty please!! I'd love her recipe!!!

I made this last week, and I'm telling you, it was difficult to SHARE it tastes SO good!!! However, I did share, sliced one loaf into thick slices, then cut each in half, placing them on pretty paper plates and wrapped in plastic wrap. I gave these out to several neighbors and they were all RAVING about it, asking for the recipe. It is the most flavorful, moist bread, perfect for company with coffee for breakfast, or for a snack! Dont miss ONE of the steps, and it will be perfect!!! I'm making it again early and passing it out to neighbors/friends again!

@marionhatcher1416

2 жыл бұрын

would make nice christmas gits , your hobby stores have colored film to wrap them in w/ a bow

@deb218

2 жыл бұрын

debi, did you use the 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 pans? The pans looked bigger in the video and I usually get 2 9x5 loaves of other breads out of that much flour.

@debipowell807

2 жыл бұрын

@@deb218 that’s a great question!! I’m no expert baker and have the standard size loaf pans. They didn’t rise over the top while baking so we’re more flat on the top than the regular bread would be. They were fantastic. Glad you asked a question, it reminded me to make these again this week! 💛💛💛💛💛

The Amish friendship bread we made when I was in high school had a starter like sourdough. My friend gave me a starter and directions. It was fed until the volume grew. You split the starter to make your own loaf and to give a starter to a friend.

@randomllama7362

2 жыл бұрын

Once the starter had been fed and grown to the size that all one’s friends already had some, there were pancake and waffle recipes to make too. I cannot imagine calling this recipe Amish Friendship Bread without using the starter, just as one would not make a loaf of sourdough bread without using sourdough starter.

@amietedeschi3203

2 жыл бұрын

@@sandrah7512 Much more convenient!

@GenXLostInTx

2 жыл бұрын

@@sandrah7512 that’s all good with their disclaimer, but making it this way gives it a cake like consistency and not texturally anything like Amish friendship bread.

@ladonnaowens710

Ай бұрын

I only saved about 1/2 of starter so I didn’t have so much. I just used 1/2 c. milk, flour and sugar for the feedings.

I really enjoy your magazine. I am 84 and am a vegetarian for 44 years. My mom passed at 96 and she was a vegetarian for over 60 years. I am hoping to make the Amish friendship cinnamon bread soon. Thank you

Be still, my heart!! I love cinnamon. It's on the "to do" list.

The bread looks delicious and I will most likely bake some up. But, it isn't Amish Friendship Bread. I used to make it frequently back in the 80's. It requires a fermented starter mix (can take up to a month of fermation depending on the recipe). You would keep one cup of the starter for yourself to make your bread and pass one cup to friends along your favorite friendship bread recipe. They would add the same starter ingredients to your starter and allow their batch to ferment - and on and on. Never saw one calling for pudding mix but cinnamon and sugar were musts. It wasn't unlike the pandemic sour dough starter sharing some of my friends were doing last summer.

@llm4187

2 жыл бұрын

You are right ,but they are known for modernizing recipes.🙂

@suebob16

2 жыл бұрын

I have yet to make it, but the one other recipe I've seen called for starter to be added to the bread. I'm a little disappointed that they didn't include it here.

@llm4187

2 жыл бұрын

@@suebob16 I know but it is the Test kitchen,they take old recipes and make them easier or update them. That is what they are known for.🙃

This bread/cake is amazing!! I cut the sugar to 1.5 cups and its still plenty sweet😍

I can't wait to make this! You guys rock, I love watching Cooks County!

I made this vegan by swapping the eggs for flax eggs (1 tbsp ground flax: 2.5 tbsp water), and soy milk with a little spoonful vegan yogurt as a substitute for the whole milk. It turned out absolutely delicious!

I really like the cinnamon sugar coating idea, especially wanna try it on banana bread.

@meganmackenzie5993

2 жыл бұрын

I always use Demarara (sugar in the raw) on the top of the ATK Ultimate banana bread recipe.

That bread looks amazing.

I made this the other weekend, and my friends are *still* raving about it. So good!

I use to make this all the time as a kid 🥰

Ooh I have to make this! Those look amazing 🤩

I just made it today and it smells ❤❤❤ I did mix sugars and added 1/4tsp cardamom. Can’t wait for the 1 to cool passes!

Looks good! I'll try it this week!!

I love you ladies. You are my two FAVORITES. Especially when you cook together..very professional, very nice and very funny.

My Cooks Country magazines have an honored place on the bookshelf. Love the presentation with these two women, they interchange with each other so well. Wonder about the recipe...would farm folks have vegetable oil? Shortening- like something. Is...question I've had forever....is peanut oil always a substitute for vegetable oil? I'm able to buy peanut oil in smaller bottles, but prefer it too. Something you do in the magazine, you could do here....I just love that feature...somebody describes a long lost recipe...Name that tune...love that.

Tried. Easy and quick to make and delicious!

Amish, cinnamon and bread were made for each other.

It is very sweet! I cut back to 2 1/4 cups and will reduce this to 2 cups next time. My pans are not ridged, so the oil did not stick to the sides and thus no cinnamon/sugar on the sides but that's ok. Lots of sugar crumbs - put parchment under your cooling rack.

I always wanted Julia to be my mom when I would watch ATK on PBS as a kid. She seems like she'd be a cool mom.

Love this Bread have a similar recipe but the cinnamon sugar on pan oh wow! Thank you.

Love baking recipes. This is a great one ☆

@iyouitry

2 жыл бұрын

What is Gr8 about it? Diabetes recipe it is

@supergenkilife

2 жыл бұрын

@iYou iTry I agree with you that overindulgence in sweets isn't good. However, if you're metabolically healthy and live a balanced life, a small portion once in a while won't hurt you. There are a great many other dietary factors that contribute to metabolic syndrome and diabetes.

This has been the easiest dessert I have ever made. Even my cookies might not come out soft, but this was perfect. I have made it 3 times now, adding chocolate chips or pumpkin spice chips. My whole house loves it, and my friends that have tried it!!!

That looks wonderful, I’m so going to make some in the morning. I think I’ll throw in a handful of chopped pecans or walnuts, too. Thanks, ladies! Love your recipes and tips!

@Leguminator

2 жыл бұрын

I like how you think! I'm thinking about making it with pecans and browned butter instead of oil.

Yeah i wanna make french toast with this.

Would love to try making French toast with it

Crazy rich and sweet

Yum. Easy Peasy...

@tonydalat9458

2 жыл бұрын

Hello and how are you doing today?

Now I want to see their take on Dollywood's cinnamon bread.

Yum!!!

Love not using the boxed pudding! TFS

I made this in my World of Food class recently ❤️

Yeah, this should work to initiate some friendships!

Our dentist sends these out as holiday gifts!😎

"It's right on that line between cake and bread"... this is 100% a cake imho

Oh I can wait to make the friendship bread

Could I substitute Butter Milk for some or all of the whole milk?

Hi, I love anything to do with cinnamon. I plan on making this bread. Is there a homemade cinnamon pop tart recipe?

Very similar to what I was raised with. But we called it "TEA LOAF".

Oh that’s gotta be lovely with a cup of coffee, unsweetened of course. This is one of those recipes it’s good and easy to memorize. Because it something you can put together last minute as all the ingredients ppl usually keep on hand. I would even play around with it and add orange zest to it. I love the combo of warm spices and orange.

Awesome! Can we add nuts, raisins?

@jonimaricruz1692

2 жыл бұрын

I’m going to. At least the nuts, pretty sure this is one of those recipes it’d be hard to ruin.

@Appaddict01

2 жыл бұрын

Yes. Pecans would be great.

“Bread” “Three cups of sugar”

@rohanlg790

2 жыл бұрын

I was like 3 cups 😳😳😳🤓🤓🤓

@idontusenumbers

2 жыл бұрын

@@rohanlg790 It "adds moisture" (ignore the calories)

@EclipseCircle

2 жыл бұрын

Remember the recipe is for two loaves, so really its 1.5 cups. Still a bit much for "bread" though.

I wonder if you could add small diced apples to this recipe?

I have a question, hoping for an answer. I made this recipe. I'm used to making the "instant pudding" version of Friendship Bread. I usually use buttermilk (not milk), as a levenor. This recipe seemed to be too liquid-y (for lack of a better way to describe it). I did add a handful of raisins. Very flavorful recipe, however - It SUNK DOWN in the middle, rather than rising! I bake Friendship Bread every week to sell at my local l Farmers Market. Because I am presenting it to the public for sale, it has to look pretty as well as taste good. Any suggestions as to what would cause this?

0:08 the left of screen... that woman at the back trying to make bending, precise cuts... WITH A SWORD.

@8squishyfishy8

2 жыл бұрын

I think they're just slicing an onion?

ATK 🍽😋🤗 salutations 💌

This is just cake 😂

I make friendship bread often. I freeze my starter at different stages so I always have something going on. You can also change the flavor of the pudding to change it up a bit.

@llm4187

2 жыл бұрын

There is no starter

@vwood2

2 жыл бұрын

I’m confused - did she skip the starter stage?

@llm4187

2 жыл бұрын

@@vwood2 No ,she modernized,no starter.

@vwood2

2 жыл бұрын

@@llm4187 oh thanks! I must have missed that :)

@llm4187

2 жыл бұрын

@@vwood2 Sure, I agree with most people say this is not traditional Amish bread.These ladies are known for simplifying recipes.

When they mention starter, I was thinking some sort of special yeast, as in cheese or beer. What gives? French toast cousin. I cheat. I get slices of store bought bread, butter the top, spread cinnamon and sugar on top in swirls, and use a toaster oven. It becomes crunchy because of the sugar. I call it down and dirty cinnamon rolls without icing.

@Rhodeygirl

2 жыл бұрын

Right? What is there to 'start' and share with a friend? Given all the sugar in this recipe, this is cake not bread.

@rottierumbles9451

2 жыл бұрын

@@Rhodeygirl it's really just cake , like Banana Bread.

@raycreveling1583

2 жыл бұрын

I live in Lancaster PA. Locally you are given a yeast starter. I like the ATK version better.

If you wanted to add bananas what adjustments would you make?

How much Amish bread starter did you use ?

@jeffcarty3292

2 жыл бұрын

I was about to say. What starter? Where is it?

@cat3rgrl917

2 жыл бұрын

@@jeffcarty3292 i did not see any nor did they mention any. Off the top of my head i use 1 cup of starter.

@cat3rgrl917

2 жыл бұрын

@@patrick070 Then it is not Amish friendship bread just a knock off

@jeffcarty3292

2 жыл бұрын

@@sandrah7512 So what? It's not anything they said in the video.

@annesummers09

2 жыл бұрын

@@sandrah7512 Original Amish bread does not include pudding, That is a modern version and way too sweet.

Can you use butter instead of oil?

@Leguminator

2 жыл бұрын

Butter is 15-20% water which might instigate some gluten formation, the oil gives a more tender crumb and texture --- but with the amount of sugar bringing moisture to the game the difference may be minimal. It might be good with brown butter since the water is boiled off and, well, brown butter is delicious.

@bingbang3318

2 жыл бұрын

Ghee

@Appaddict01

2 жыл бұрын

I wouldn’t your bread would likely end up dry.

@Jea9nine

2 жыл бұрын

You could try making it with coconut oil. I would try that but ver using any other oil

Dumb Mike tried to smell the screen!

@denisenilsson1366

2 жыл бұрын

I almost licked my phone screen!

Oh.. "sweet bread" see "brains".

@bcbock

2 жыл бұрын

I hear “sweetbreads” I think thymus or pancreas.

To much sugar you can cut the sugar content to fit your desired like I do

I feel mislead and disappointed you didn't include a recipe using the starter and instructions on how to prepare a batch of starter for to give to the next friend. This misses the whole point of the premise teased at the beginning.

@jelly.bean19

2 жыл бұрын

As per the recipe on their website: "Rather than sharing starter, we designed our recipe to make two loaves, so you'll have one to give to a friend." Obviously it's not the same, but it's cool to have a quick bread version to share instead.

@freespirit3891

7 ай бұрын

I like to bake but don't have time to do a starter to wait 19 days. This one is quick and is about the same, so I'm ok with it. 🍞😋

Why did we open with a promise of bread starter when it doesn't use any?

@cristrivera

2 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣 true

@bcbock

2 жыл бұрын

I’m glad there’s no starter. But they should have explained that. Most people don’t want to have to use starters because they can be a lot of work.

@carlosenriquez2092

2 жыл бұрын

@@bcbock who are you kidding it's like having another child.

What about the starter don't you use that or should I say can you?

I never saw you put any starter in the batter.

Got diabetus watching this

Can you sub apple sauce for the oil?

where is the shared starter?

What about the starter? This recipe is way too sweet. Nothing like Amish bread.

Cinnamon cake

Where’s Herman?

Noticed your eggs dont have the white embryo and placenta looking membranes on the yolk that are now on all grocery store eggs. Where do you get your eggs?

@bcbock

2 жыл бұрын

It’s not a placenta. It’s the chalazae. All eggs have them. They keep the yolk in the middle of the egg. My guess is the show’s food stylist removed them. You don’t need to. It’s just protein.

I'm thinking French toast...

many recips uses brown suger. is that just for the taste? can u use white suger? i hate brown suger. normaly dry up and turn into a big lump

Why didn't you use a starter???

@michele-kt

2 жыл бұрын

I thought the same thing. My recipe for friendship bread lets the starter ferment for days first. The fermentation gives it such good flavor!

@1marya.

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly. When I lived in Amish country I regularly received a bag of starter and instructions on making friendship bread. That starter is the secret ingredient; without it, it's just cinnamon cake.

@CuttoothsRoom

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly, it's talked about in the beginning of the video but not used in the recipe. Back in the 90s I made so many of the versions that used the starter and the box of pudding (many different flavors of pudding) and they were fabulous. The starter really did add a distinct flavor to the bread.

where is the starter?

To me it looks more like a cake than a bread, since does not have any fermentation process.

@Appaddict01

2 жыл бұрын

It’s bread in the same way banana bread is.

Where is the starter?

Cinnamon rules

You don’t use a starter in this recipe?

It's rare to see Julia and Bridget hosting a show together these days.

I think it looks amazing and I'm eagerly anticipating making it again after not having done so for many years. However, I'm disappointed they didn't share how to make the starter that you give to someone else, including the directions on how to keep it going. That's the biggest part of the "Friendship" in the title.

@bcbock

2 жыл бұрын

Because MOST people don’t want to do that. Most people don’t want the burden of keeping a starter alive for the rare times when you want to make this.

@janehopkins9999

2 жыл бұрын

@@bcbock Offering the how-to doesn't force anyone to do anything. It just gives another option that I thought it would be nice to offer.

Okay, I might get in trouble for this question and comment: do many Amish suffer from diabetes?

@deb218

2 жыл бұрын

I don't know but I would say no because they are so much more active than us. I seldom seem an overweight Amish.

The pudding mix is most likely for the modified cornstarch. kzread.info/dash/bejne/Zoee2JWFgrnbktI.html

*sigh* I don't know why I make anything from ATK. It rarely turns out and I am very careful to follow the directions exactly. This overflowed the pans, never set properly (fell in the middle) and the outside was done but the inside was raw. I made their 'ultimate banana bread' a week or so ago with the same pans and it came out perfect. This one just sucks, and was sooooo disappointing for all the effort.

@PhillipOliver

2 жыл бұрын

What size pan did you use? She did say that it had to be an 8 1/2 inch. For a large pan, there are different instructions on the website (which I haven't looked at).

@deb218

2 жыл бұрын

I wondered about the pan size. She said 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 but I get 2 9x5 loaves out of 3 3/4 cups of flour!

What?!, no starter!????

The Amish do not use vegetable oil. Nobody used vegetable oil more than a 100 years ago. Give a butter recipe.

Almost 4 cups of sugar! 😱

@Appaddict01

2 жыл бұрын

3 1/2 cup

@vixgnandt783

2 жыл бұрын

+ 1/2 cup in the pan and on top

Sounds yummy but wayyy to much sugar. Can I use a sugar substitute?

So much sugar....

To much sugar

That's a lot of calories, no wonder why it probably looks and would taste good, lol!

No yeast? I've never had a friendship bread that didn't include yeast.

Nothing friendly about this diabetes delivery vehicle.

Too much sugar, not enough starter. You know what else is delicious? A bowl of straight-up cinnamon sugar. But that doesn't mean you should.

@Leguminator

2 жыл бұрын

Like that jockstrap you keep in your bottom drawer.

700g of Sugar??????? you Americans are crazy with Sugar , I would have to cut it down to 250g to be able to eat it. I think 125g of sugar per loaf is ideal.

@iyouitry

2 жыл бұрын

I can not agree more... they want their people to be even sicker

@babyyodaking123

2 жыл бұрын

@@iyouitry how many times are you going to reply about the sugar? Don’t make the recipe, what’s it to you?

@thorgrootsweetrabbit2244

2 жыл бұрын

It's not just for flavor it's also being used for moistening properties.

Aiy yai yai! Don't use a metal knife to release the bread from those expensive beautiful pans! Use a picnic knife or a bamboo knife!

@iyouitry

2 жыл бұрын

That what caught your attention? Not the insane amount of junk in this diabetes recipe

@tonydalat9458

2 жыл бұрын

Hello and how are you doing today hope you are doing well?

If I want diabetes, I will eat this regularly.

Amish Friendship Bread is a sourdough quickbread. The starter is fermented over 10 days. Absolutely love the flavor of real cinnamon. I really dislike the storebought cassia with a passion. Yes, the instant pudding is necessary. The recipe here is nowhere near the authentic recipe. Really disappointed with the way they handled this.

@ladyflimflam

2 жыл бұрын

I’ve been making Amish Friendship Bread since the 1970s and have NEVER seen pudding mix in it.

Can’t get the recipe unless you pay for it! No thank you. There are plenty of other pages that don’t charge.

@Leguminator

2 жыл бұрын

Or you could just watch the video for the recipe, dumba$$.

@lisawalters1463

2 жыл бұрын

Just copy the recipe down as you watch it.

@barbaraanderson4175

2 жыл бұрын

I did write it down as I watched it. But it would be nice if when you send to your website it would be free.

@meganmackenzie5993

2 жыл бұрын

You can just create a login without subscribing to their web site & get the recipe.

@thorgrootsweetrabbit2244

2 жыл бұрын

ATK has always been a ripoff, since they lost Chris it's just humdrum.

There's so much sugar in this recipe that you should share it with people you don't like, actually.

@bcbock

2 жыл бұрын

You don’t eat desserts.

I just yesterday deleted this recipe from my file. I don’t like it. I’ll watch just in case I screwed it up.

@iyouitry

2 жыл бұрын

Delete it forever ! This is insane ! A path to the graveyard

@rlax7141

2 жыл бұрын

I made this recipe and I am a good pretty baker. Not enough cinnamon (I actually added more) and it turned out really dry. Weird top. Had to throw it out. This is the first recipe from America's Test Kitchen/Cook's Illustrated that has been a failure.

@bcbock

2 жыл бұрын

@@rlax7141 You probably over-baked it.

There is NOTHING healthy to this recipe!

@stevearrico3448

2 жыл бұрын

That’s why it’s so damn good!

@iyouitry

2 жыл бұрын

It is a disaster recipe ! And they wonder why USA citizens are obese

@iyouitry

2 жыл бұрын

@@stevearrico3448 come on! It’s a path to the graveyard

@vincet2917

2 жыл бұрын

Healthy wasn't mentioned in the recipe

@foodguy3435

2 жыл бұрын

@@iyouitry I was thinking the same thing the whole time lol!