Mennonite recipes german

I feel like there is such a negative connotation when it comes to meatloaf recipes, but we've found a lot of luck with the Mennonite Country-Style Recipes cookbook—a cookbook I grew up using and enjoying being the recipient of for many of my mother's meals! In fact, I was thrilled to make this recipe at

Oh, the memories of this recipe! This is a favourite Mennonite Tradition for a summer meal. This is my mom's favourite recipe for Roll Kuchen. I remember fondly the time my parent's spent making this and how they doubled and tripled the recipe for family gatherings. To non-Mennonites the idea of having these with watermelon strikes them as very strange--Watermelon and doughnuts??!!?? But for me and my family it is a food that we enjoy and look forward to having! Cook time is per batch of 4-6…

Preheat oven to 350 F. Combine 1/2 cup sugar, cocoa, hot water, and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract in a small bowl. Set aside. In another mixing bowl, cream together 1 cup...

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When I wrote that we were going to have waffles and white sauce for supper, so many people had no idea what white sauce for waffles was. Here is our recipe

Plain fried potatoes were a staple in our home, growing up. When my grandmother made them, they were sure to have lots of fresh garlic added in as well, so they come with memories attached of plain and filling family meals. This embellished recipe is one I've adapted from Bon Appetit. Good enough to serve "fancy" with Rouladen or Schnitzel and red cabbage. Ingredients: 8 medium unpeeled red potatoes salt to taste 6 slices bacon 4 tablespoons cooking sherry 1 onion, chopped 4 tablespoons oil…

So my hubby, Caleb, has been begging me to make these rolls for him for weeks on end, and having been stuck in final papers/exam mode, I haven't had a chance to make him these childhood treats until recently! Having never eaten these before, I was a little nervous about making them, but with the help of the fabulous online cookbook, Mennonite Girls Can Cook, these turned out wonderfully and I totally get why Cay has been craving these! This is a pretty time consuming recipe, but well worth…

This classic recipe for Spaetzle was handed down to me by Grandma. Coming from a German home where she learned to make Spaetzle & passed the tradition to me

New Year's cookies, also called "Porzelchen" (High German) or "Niejoash koake" (Low German) are traditionally made on the day before New Year's in German Mennonite households. Njejoash koake were served at "Watchnight" services in the Mennonite...

These classic Amish desserts are as simple as it gets. From cake to cookies to shoofly pie, give dessert an old-fashioned twist with these recipes.