Amish Recipes

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I love making Amish recipes adapted to my own taste, here are some that are the originals.

These people know how to cook and keep it simple.

Bubbat

1 yeast cake
1 egg
1 1/2 cups milk
1 tablespoon salt
3 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 pound smoked sausage
Flour (enough to make a stiff dough - 3 1/2 to 4 cups)

Scald milk and then cool to lukewarm.

Add dissolved yeast and sugar.

Add beaten egg, salt and enough flour to make a soft dough that can barely be stirred with a spoon.

Let dough rise.

Pour into a greased 14 x 10 x 2-inch pan. Press 3-inch lengths of sausage into dough at 3-inch intervals. Let rise again. The dough will almost cover sausages.

Bake at 375 to 400 degrees F for approximately 45 minutes. Serve hot.
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Washday Casserole

3 pounds ground beef
2 cans cream of mushroom, celery or cream of onion soup
9 slices bacon
3 cups cooked spaghetti
3 onions, sliced
1 quart tomato juice
3 cups sliced potatoes
1 pound Cheddar cheese
3 cups sliced celery

Brown beef and onions; drain and pour into a casserole dish. Layer the potatoes, celery and spaghetti. Pour the cans of mushroom soup over the mixture.

Fry the bacon and cut into small pieces and put on top. Pour tomato juice over the bacon and then sprinkle the cheese over the top. Cover and bake at 350 degrees F for 1 1/2 hours.

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Homemade Bologna


3 pounds hamburger
3 tablespoons Morton's Tender Quick
1 cup water
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1 1/2 teaspoons Liquid Smoke

Mix well. Roll into 2 rolls. Wrap in plastic wrap; put in refrigerator 24 hours.

Put on greased pan. Bake 1 hour at 300 degrees F, turning meat once halfway through baking time.
 

FryBoy

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I have several Amish and Mennonite cookbooks in my collection, some quite old. Good food -- simple, of course, but really good. I like them because they are quintessentially American.

Here's one very typical recipe. This version is from a Mennonite community cookbook. The Amish version I have is very similar except the chicken isn't browned before baking, doesn't suggest sour cream or gravy. The chicken is super tender and moist, and the cream is great on veggies, potatoes, rice, or noodles.

CHICKEN BAKED IN CREAM

1 young chicken cut in serving pieces
3 tablespoons butter
½ cup flour
1½ teaspoons salt
⅛ teaspoon pepper
1½ cups sweet or sour cream

Clean and cut chicken into serving pieces.

Sprinkle with salt and pepper and dredge in flour.

Melt butter in a skillet or roasting pan.

Fry chicken until a golden brown on both sides.

Place chicken in a casserole or roasting pan.

Pour the cream over the chicken.

Cover and bake at 350º for about 2 hours.

Serve with a gravy made from fryings in the pan.

Serves 6.
 
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