By Kevin Williams
Coffeecakes are a staple among the Amish. Â But why?
A sweet breakfast bread provides a balancing act to the heavy protein breakfasts of eggs, bacon and sausage often on Amish tables in the morning. Â And a simple coffeecake, or breakfast bread, can usually be made with just your basic building blocks of baking: butter, flour, sugar, eggs, and milk, which are mainstays in most Amish kitchens. Â Those are your basics and then you can build out from there by adding glazes and fruit toppings, etc. Â Over the years I've sampled cherry coffeecakes, blueberry coffeecakes, cinnamon coffeecakes, cream-filled coffeecakes, molasses coffeecakes, maple coffeecakes, and even one time a "carrot coffeecake" which I wish I had thought so snap a photo of. Â It was a bright orange and had a festive taste.
So this week in our "Favorites" feature I thought I'd issue this ode to coffeecakes. Â Enjoy this gallery of posts and recipes you might have missed or old favorites you want to connect with.
Blueberry Banana Coffeecake, yum!
BLUEBERRY BANANA COFFEECAKE: Â Try this delicious, delicious visitor to your morning breakfast table! Click here.
THE BREAKFAST BEAST: Â This is a HUGE coffeecake. I think in the photo it is tough to tell just how big it is, but it's mammoth. I picked it up at an Amish bakery in Milroy, Indiana (I think the place is called Troyer's Country Store). Â And they were nice enough to give me a recipe. Check it out here.
SOUR CREAM PUMPKIN COFFEECAKE: Â Really, who says you can only enjoy pumpkin in the fall? Â Not me. Â This delicious coffeecake tastes great any time of year. Like right now! Â Check out the recipe here.
GERMAN COFFEECAKE: Â This is an Amish classic, a quintessential basic breakfast bread. Try it here!
RANDOM, NON-RECIPE POST - NEW BEDFORD, OHIO: Â Ahhhh, a nice summer scene makes me long for the long, green days of summer. Â check out the Amish enclave of New Bedford, Ohio here.
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