FREE Recipes: Amish Recipes
Amish cooking has become ingrained into traditional American cooking.
Chances are, when you were growing up your grandmother or your mother prepared a dish or two that was based on a traditional Amish recipe without you even knowing it. All you knew was that you found it to be delicious.
I finally traced the roots of some of my favorite childhood dishes to the Amish, so I’m sharing a couple of those recipes here today. I found that many of the great breads, cookies and dishes that my grandmother used to make were actually Amish recipes! I thought everyone should try these great recipes…
Amish Apple Cake
Oh, this one is SO yummy!
Ingredients:
1/2 c. chopped pecans
2 1/2 c. finely chopped apples, such as Granny Smith
1/2 c. butter, softened
1 c. sugar
1 egg
1 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 c. all purpose flour
Hot Caramel Sauce
1/2 c. butter
1 c. brown sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 c. evaporated milk
Directions:
In a large bowl, cream the butter. Add the sugar and beat until fluffy. Add the egg and beat until well blended. Mix in the soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Add the flour and stir just until blended. Stir in the apples and nuts. Pour into an oiled 9″ round cake pan and bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 30 minutes until the top springs back when touched lightly with your finger. Serve with Hot Caramel Sauce. In a saucepan, melt the butter, brown sugar and salt. Bring to a boil. Remove from heat and whisk in vanilla and milk. Serve warm sauce over cake. Serves 8.
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Shoo Fly Pie
This is THE traditional Amish dessert. If you’ve never had it before, you’re in for a treat! Sinfully delicious…
Ingredients:
Crust
2 c. flour
3/4 c. brown sugar
1/3 c. margarine
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. cinnamon
Syrup Mixture
1 c. molasses
1/2 c. brown sugar
2 eggs
1 c. hot water
1 tsp. baking soda, dissolved in the hot water
2 unbaked 8″ pie crusts
Directions:
Mix crumb ingredients together until crumbs are formed. In separate bowl, mix syrup ingredients together. Pour 1/2 of syrup into each pie shell, then top each with crumbs, using 1/2 on each. Bake at 400 degrees for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees and bake for 50 more minutes. Cool completely before cutting.
Sure hope you enjoy these Amish recipes. I know I did!
Until next time, happy cooking…
