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 Coffeecakes are a staple of Amish morning meals. 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, stick it in some sort of […] 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