The Homestyle Amish Kitchen Cookbook

HARVEST HOUSE PUBLISHERS

EUGENE, OREGON

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THE HOMESTYLE AMISH KITCHEN COOKBOOK

Copyright © 2010 by Harvest House Publishers, Inc.

Published by Harvest House Publishers

Eugene, Oregon 97402

www.harvesthousepublishers.com

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Varozza, Georgia

The homestyle Amish kitchen cookbook / Georgia Varozza, general editor.

p. cm.

ISBN 978-0-7369-2858-8 (pbk.)

1. Amish cookery. 2. Amish—United States—Social life and customs. I. Title.

TX715.V335 2010

641.5'66—dc22

2009029460

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CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION
 

BREAKFAST TREATS
 

Amish Breakfast Casserole
 

Amish Breakfast Pizza
 

Amish Coffee Cake
 

Apple Cinnamon Granola
 

Apple Fritters
 

Apple Oatmeal
 

Bacon, Egg, and Cheese Casserole
 

Basic Granola
 

Berry Muffins
 

Blackberry Syrup
 

Blueberry Oatmeal Muffins
 

Breakfast Crunch Bars
 

Bubbat
 

Buckwheat Pancakes
 

Buttermilk Biscuits with Sausage Gravy
 

Buttermilk Pancakes
 

Cheesy Breakfast Casserole
 

Corn Fritters
 

Cornmeal Mush
 

Cottage Cheese Fritters
 

Cottage Cheese Pancakes
 

Cracked Wheat Cereal
 

Creamed Eggs on Toast
 

Drop Biscuits
 

Dutch Babies
 

Easy Buttermilk Pancakes
 

Fastnachts
 

Four-Week Refrigerator Bran Muffins
 

Grandma’s Granola
 

Grape Syrup
 

Homemade Graham “Nuts” Cereal
 

Homemade Maple Syrup
 

Hush Puppies
 

Oatmeal Muffins
 

Oatmeal Pancakes
 

Peanut Butter Granola
 

Poached Eggs
 

Potato Crust Pie
 

Potato Pancakes I
 

Potato Pancakes II
 

Potato Pancakes III
 

Quick Cinnamon Breakfast Fans
 

Sausage and Egg Casserole
 

Scrapple
 

Stovetop Breakfast Casserole
 

Tomato Gravy
 

Tomato Sour Cream Gravy
 

Traditional Biscuits
 

BREADS, ROLLS, AND DOUGHNUTS
 

Amish Breakfast Puffs
 

Bagels
 

Banana Nut Bread
 

Basic White Bread
 

Chocolate Baking Powder Doughnuts
 

Chocolate Zucchini Bread
 

Church Cinnamon Rolls
 

Communion Bread (Unleavened)
 

Corn Bread
 

Dinner Rolls
 

Easy Cinnamon Rolls
 

Egg Bread
 

German Dark Rye Bread
 

Ginger Pumpkin Bread
 

Graham Crackers
 

Herb Biscuits
 

Honey Oatmeal Bread
 

Long Johns
 

Oatmeal Bread
 

Oven-Baked Doughnuts
 

Peasant Bread
 

Pluck-Its
 

Pumpkin Bread
 

Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls with Caramel Frosting
 

Quick and Easy Pizza Crust
 

Refrigerator Dinner Rolls
 

Soda Crackers
 

Soft Pretzels
 

Sourdough Bread
 

Sourdough English Muffins
 

Sourdough Pancakes
 

Sourdough Rye Bread
 

Sticky Buns
 

Sweet Cream Buns
 

Sweet Johnny Cake
 

Walnut Bread with Streusel Filling
 

Wheat Bread
 

Wheat Bread (Large Batch)
 

Wheat Muffins
 

Whole Wheat Crackers
 

Whole Wheat Quick Buttermilk Bread
 

Zucchini Bread
 

Zwieback
 

SOUPS AND STEWS
 

Amish Bacon Bean Soup
 

Amish Church Soup
 

Amish Egg Soup
 

Baked Beef Stew
 

Beef and Barley Soup
 

Broccoli and Cottage Cheese Soup
 

Cabbage Chowder
 

Chicken Chowder
 

Chunky Beef Vegetable Soup to Feed a Hundred
 

Coffee Beef Stew
 

Corn Chowder
 

Cream of Cabbage Soup
 

Easy Hamburger Stew
 

Farmer’s Favorite Soup
 

Five-Hour Beef Stew
 

Fruit Soup
 

Hasenpfeffer Stew
 

Knepp Soup
 

Lentil Soup
 

Meatball Chowder
 

Meatball Stew
 

Mennonite Stew
 

Potato Rivvel Soup
 

Shipwreck Stew
 

Stonaflesch
 

Tramp Soup
 

Vegetable Stew
 

White Bean Soup
 

SALADS AND DRESSINGS
 

Basic Oil and Vinegar Salad Dressing
 

Beet and Apple Salad
 

Carrot and Pineapple Salad
 

Chicken Salad
 

Coleslaw
 

Cottage Cheese Salad
 

Cream Dressing
 

Creamy Pea Salad
 

Creamy Ribbon Salad
 

Dutch Slaw
 

French Dressing
 

Fruit Salad Poppy Seed Dressing
 

Fruit Salad with Dressing
 

German Potato Salad
 

Honey Dressing
 

Hot Chicken Salad
 

Layered Salad
 

Macaroni Salad
 

Our Molded Jell-O Salad
 

Plain and Tasty Potato Salad
 

Rhubarb Salad
 

7-Up Salad
 

Sauerkraut Salad
 

Sour Cream Cucumber Slices
 

Sour Cream Dressing
 

Strawberry Pretzel Salad
 

Summer Salad
 

Sweet Potato Salad
 

Tangy Marinated Bean Salad
 

Thousand Island Dressing
 

Triple-Layer Salad
 

Wilted Dandelion Salad
 

Zesty Oil and Vinegar Dressing
 

VEGETABLES AND SIDE DISHES
 

Baked Acorn Squash
 

Baked Acorn Squash with Hamburger Filling
 

Baked Onions
 

Baked Sweet Potatoes
 

Baked Turnips