By Kevin Williams We don’t always have to post Amish recipes here, right? Crepes don’t have Amish roots, but that doesn’t mean a recipe like this wouldn’t be popular in an Amish home. It probably would be. How do most Amish cooks get their recipes? One is “internally”, meaning that a young Amish person […] Read more
By Kevin Williams This is a really good pie. Aster and I whipped it up the other day and she gave it rave reviews and so did I. It’s a light pie. It almost remembers me of a chocolate sugar cream pie. It has a light, fluffy flavor and texture. You probably could get away […] Read more
By Kevin Williams I thought I was done with apples for awhile but then I remember a few other apple items I wanted to share. First of all, for anyone near Tuolumne, California (east of Modesto), you need check out Cover’s Apple Ranch. This is about as close to Amish in California as you’ll get, this is […] Read more
By Kevin Williams Amish cinnamon coffeecake is a staple of a farmstead breakfast. Bring on the cinnamon! Their popularity has roots in its accessibility and portability. To make a simple, tasty coffeecake, most Amish cooks already have the ingredients they need in their pantry. And it also travels well. Take it out of the oven, […] Read more
This is a Mennonite recipe from one of my oldest and favorite Amish cookbooks (I’ll write more about this book in January). You do have to refrigerator this dough overnight, but otherwise this is nice and easy. Dinner rolls come from a rich tradition in Amish and Mennonite baking culture and the act of refrigerating […] Read more
click here for “secret thickener” post. By Kevin Williams I know, I know, you can’t have Thanksgiving without some pumpkin pie on the table. But you are allowed to offer some variety. Often I’ll see apple pie and pumpkin pie being served. But pie and the Amish are synonymous and often an array of amazing […] Read more
By Kevin Williams One of my favorite Amish destinations over the years was a tiny community near Whiteville, Tennessee. This is a settlement of conservative Beachy Amish, which means they drive cars and have electricity, but dress Plainly. It is here that Backerman’s Bakery churns on breads, rolls, pies, and more from its location about an […] Read more
