Now's the Time to Make Friendship Bread

Last Updated April 04, 2020

Friendship Bread

This is a great time to try your hand at Friendship Bread: it requires regular attention (but not a lot of time), some patience and results in a delicious cake you can share or freeze.

Sharing Sourdough:  Aunt Natalie's Friendship Bread

Twelve years ago, writer Ellen Kanner wrote in the Miami Herald about her aunt Natalie’s experience with Friendship Bread, a cinnamon-y...

Friendship Bread Starter

Make this 10 days before you plan to bake your bread. "Mashing" the starter every day – squeezing it to mix – takes just a few seconds. Keep tabs on the dates you need to "feed" the starter by...

This recipe is the one Natalie Segal uses. We have baked this recipe many times and recommend the following adjustments: To avoid having the loaves stick to the pan (more likely because of the sugar...