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Amish Friendship Bread Recipe

Soft & fluffy Amish friendship bread is covered in an irresistible cinnamon sugar mixture. Make this without a starter using buttermilk!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time45 minutes
Total Time55 minutes
Course: Bread
Cuisine: American
Servings: 2 loaves
Author: Lil' Luna

Ingredients

Bread

  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 cup butter softened
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 cups buttermilk
  • 4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp baking soda

Cinnamon Sugar Mixture

  • 2/3 cups sugar
  • 3 tsp cinnamon

Instructions

  • In a small bowl, mix sugar and cinnamon. Set aside
  • Cream together butter, sugar, and eggs. Add buttermilk, flour, and baking soda. Divide ½ of the batter into two greased loaf pans (1/4 in each pan). Sprinkle cinnamon sugar mixture on top of the batter in each pan, reserving about ¼ to sprinkle on the top.
  • Evenly add remaining batter to your two pans; sprinkle the rest of your cinnamon topping.
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 45-50 minutes or until baked through.
  • Cool for 20 minutes before removing from pan. Enjoy!

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Notes

DIFFICULTY: easy
HOW MANY DOES IT FEED: 2 loaves
ANY CHANGES MADE: added just a little more cinnamon 
ANY SUGGESTIONS FOR NEXT TIME: none

Nutrition

Calories: 2977kcal | Carbohydrates: 472g | Protein: 40g | Fat: 106g | Saturated Fat: 64g | Cholesterol: 434mg | Sodium: 2391mg | Potassium: 679mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 278g | Vitamin A: 3470IU | Calcium: 405mg | Iron: 12.8mg