Here’s the secret to making new friends; sharing a few slices of this Easy Amish Friendship Bread! This no-proof-needed bread is basically a dessert with how wonderfully sweet it tastes, with a hint of vanilla baked right into the bread and a crunchy, warming cinnamon-sugar topping. It’s a simple, but enticing treat that doesn’t even need butter to amaze the taste buds… but butter is a friend to all breads, so maybe just a smear or two. Easy Amish Friendship Bread is welcoming to all, and you’ll be feeling the love with each bite.
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 (5.1-ounce) large box vanilla instant pudding mix
- 3 teaspoons cinnamon, divided
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar, divided
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions
Step 1 –Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
Step 2 –Grease two 8 1/2×4 1/2-inch loaf pans.
Step 3 –In a large bowl, whisk the flour, the pudding mix, 2 teaspoons of the cinnamon, the baking powder, the baking soda, and the salt.
Step 4 –In a separate bowl, whisk the eggs, the oil, 1 cup of the sugar, the buttermilk, and the vanilla together.
Step 5 –Add the wet ingredients mixture to the dry ingredients mixture and mix until just combined. Be careful not to overmix.
Step 6 –Divide the mixture evenly between the two prepared loaf pans.
Step 7 –In a small bowl, combine the remaining sugar and the remaining cinnamon.
Step 8 –Sprinkle the cinnamon-sugar over the two loaves.
Step 9 –Bake the loaves until a toothpick inserted into the center of a loaf comes out clean, about 1 hour.
Step 10 –Allow the loaves to cool in the pans for 10 minutes.
Step 11 –Transfer the loaves to wire racks to cool completely.
Step 12 –Slice and serve.
