Amish/Mennonite Seasonal Recipes

"A great winter pie from an Amish furniture store flyer, submitted to them by an Amish quilter. It's all carbs, but yummy. Some people like to increase the quantity of the crumb mixture to make a deeper topping."

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Ingredients: dark brown sugar, eggs...

"Pennsylvania Dutch style Apple Dumplings. This recipe is my own creation after trying apple dumplings for the first time on a trip to the Poconos to pick pumpkins. They were a special on the menu at a small diner in Saylorsburg - I had never tasted anything quite so delicious. The dough is soft and almost uncooked at the bottom, the pastry soaked..."

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Ingredients: cinnamon, eggs, milk...

"My friend Cecily and her family make these pickles to sell at the farmer's market. they are quick and easy but amazing"

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Ingredients: cucumbers, dry mustard, onions...

"My Amish friend Cecily is a wonderful cook. she grows her own asparagus and makes this often in the springtime"

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Ingredients: milk, sea salt...

"I buy this yummy treat at The Amish Farmer's market.. The lady was kind enough to give me the recipe"

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Ingredients: fresh lemon juice, dandelion flowers...

"This is a wonderful warm soup to warm the heart in these last cold days of winter. Being in Wisconsin, warm soup is always a welcome thing. This is a very simple amish soup, so it has very simple ingredients. It's perfect for a beginner cook or someone like me who just wants something easy."

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Ingredients: ham bone, onions...

"The church my parents go to have a cook off recently where all of the entries had to use apple butter as an ingredient. A bit like a PA Dutch themed RSC :) Anyway, my dad came up with the winning recipe and this is it."

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Ingredients: cooking oil, eggs, milk...

"This is very close in flavor to the Apple Butter you can find and roadside stands in Amish Country, in Lancaster PA, very dark and very thick. I have been making apple butter since 1979 and when I adapted it to the crock pot it was lots easier and less messy. Store in the refrigerator in a jar for two weeks or can in half-pints according to your..."

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Ingredients: cinnamon sticks, apple pie spice...

"Ok, for all of those out there who are crazy about cranberries this recipe is crazy good and best of all, it is really good for you! This is the most delicious baked oatmeal you'll ever have. The berries will burst in your mouth with every bite!! I use overflowing 1/4 cups for both the unsweetened applesauce and the brown sugar."

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Ingredients: cinnamon, cinnamon sugar...

"Another recipe from the 1980 version of the Grace Evangelical Congregational Church cookbook from Muir, Pennsylvania that was given to me by my Nana when I became an adult. This recipe was submitted to the cookbook by June (Schaeffer) Houtz. Cooking time doesn't include 4 hour chilling."

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Ingredients: green pepper rings, onion rings...

"Another recipe from the 1980 version of the Grace Evangelical Congregational Church cookbook from Muir, Pennsylvania that was given to me by my Nana when I became an adult. This recipe was submitted to the cookbook by Ruth 'Mammy' Herb. Many of the recipes in the cookbook don't specify serving yield. This is one of those. So, I am guessing a bit in..."

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Ingredients: eggs, evaporated milk...