This delicious Amish Friendship Bread variant is available. It’s a favorite among my family’s dishes! Additionally, it can be used to make muffins. Simply put 3 teaspoons of the batter into muffin cups that have been buttered, and shorten the baking time to 23 to 25 minutes.
| Servings: | 24 |
| Yield: | 2 loaves |
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ⅛ cup poppy seeds
- 2 (3 ounce) packages instant lemon pudding mix
- 1 cup Amish Friendship Bread Starter
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup milk
- ½ cup applesauce
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- ½ cup vegetable oil
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl blend together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, poppy seeds, and lemon pudding mix. Make a well in the center of the bowl.
- In a separate bowl, mix together the Amish starter, eggs, milk, applesauce, vanilla, and vegetable oil. Add to dry ingredients and blend until just combined. Pour batter into 2 greased loaf pans.
- Bake in a preheated 325 degree F(165 degrees C) oven for one hour. Cool for 10 minutes on a wire rack. Remove bread from pan.
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Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 157 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 25 g |
| Cholesterol | 16 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 0 g |
| Protein | 2 g |
| Saturated Fat | 1 g |
| Sodium | 222 mg |
| Sugars | 9 g |
| Fat | 6 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Even better than the “original” cinnamon bread recipe – this bread is so moist and flavorful! I will definitely make this again and look forward to trying it with 1/2 lemon extract and 1/2 vanilla extract. The lemon flavor in this bread is somewhat mild (not a bad thing!).
I did not have poppy seeds, so I made it without them. It was still a totally delicious lemon bread!
lemon is great just as directions say. 2teaspoon lemon juice even more flavor. did 1 batch for the chocolate lovers with 2 chocolate pudding and 1 tablespoon cocoa other Ing. the same taste great. Did 1 batch french vanilla pudding added 1/2 teaspoon almond extract and 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg. all good all gone. Great recipe easy to adjust according to taste and fuction
This was so good! I did make a glaze for the top using lemon and orange peel and I had to freeze some. It turned out sooo yummy!!
This bread is really moist, soft and tasty! I did what one of the other reviewers said and substituted lemon extract for the vanilla. I also added about 1/4 cup extra milk because the batter seemed really thick, and it turned out great! I will definitely make this again.
I’m diabetic and watching my carbs. I used sugar-free pudding mix and substituted 1 cup of white whole wheat flour. When I tasted the batter before adding in sweetener it was already pretty sweet so I didn’t use any additional sugar/splenda. It came out great and I can eat a piece with much less guilt.
i completely omitted the oil completely…and substituted 3 tbsp of lemon flavoring for the muffin mix…and added 2 tsp of fresh lavender…..the recipe made 12 good-sized muffins…the recipe is very moist and flavorful
Excellent results with this recipe…I didn’t have lemon pudding so substituted vanilla pudding and added 1 3/4 tsp lemon extract with only 1/4 of pure vanilla. Personal preference would be to add more poppy seeds. This is a must try recipe!
Delicious! Loved it! Will definitely be a repeat recipe in my household.
Very good! I used all applesauce instead of oil, SF FF lemon pudding, left out the cinnamon, 1 tsp of vanilla and 1 tsp of lemon extract, added lemon zest from 2 lemons, and glazed after cool with a lemon juice/powdered sugar mix. It made 24 muffins in 25 minutes. Very lemony and delicious!
This was WONDERFUL!!! My entire family LOVED it. I did skip on the poppy seeds. This was a very refreshing treat for the hot summer days!!!
I did not care for this recipe.
I substituted lemon extract for the vanilla, but otherwise did not change the recipe at all. I baked it in a bundt pan & topped it with the lemon glaze from the “lemon lover’s pound cake” recipe found at this site. Wonderful!
This is a fantastic recipe. I tweeked it by reducing the sugar to 2/3 cup, omitting the vanilla extract and adding the zest and juice of a medium lemon. It made 36 medium muffins that baked up light and fluffy and had just the right amount of sweetness.
this was great, but easy to underbake. test with toothpick to ensure doneness.
I added lemon zest, a little fresh lemon juice and substituted lemon extract for the vanilla, otherwise followed the recipe exactly. The taste is really good but not worth the trouble to me. I think I”m done with starter breads. I make quick bread almost weekly and yeast breads often. They are no more trouble, taste better and don’t require constant care. My daughter said it perfectly when she said the starter is like having a new pet in the house. I have enough to do already!
Hsd to eliminate the poppy seeds, but addred lemon zest instead. Also floured the pans with lemon sugar found in a liquor store to rim a martini glass. Made it yummy with a sweet and sour crust.
This is by far my favorite Friendship bread variation! My sister and I just love it–but I never use cinnamon.
This is an aweseome variation of a very versatile recipe. I just leave out the poppy seeds, and it’s still terrific without any worries.
This bread was spongy. I didn’t like the texture but the flavor was good. I’ll try it again though because I mistakenly dumped all the ingredients in the bowl and mixed, which I discovered too late were not the way to make this bread.
This is one of the BEST friendship bread recipes. It’s moist and tastes great. Not over powering lemon taste. My husband loves it.