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A bundt cake with a slice cut out, topped with glossy chocolate glaze and sprinkled with chopped pistachios and cardamom, sits on a round metal tray—an Amish Friendship Bread twist on a classic dessert.

Pistachio Cardamom Amish Friendship Bread with Chocolate Ganache

Little Figgy Food
Enjoy this aromatic and bursting with flavor Pistachio Cardamom Amish Friendship Bread with Chocolate Ganache.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings 8 - 12

Ingredients
  

For the Amish Friendship Bread:

  • 2 Tbls Sugar for Dusting pan I like to use Demerara Sugar
  • 1 cup Amish Friendship Bread Starter
  • 3 Eggs room temperature and whisked
  • 1 cup Oil such as Canola
  • ½ cup Milk brought to room temperature
  • ½ tsp Vanilla extract
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • 2 cups All-Purpose Flour divided
  • 1 cup Pistachios shelled and roasted
  • 2 tsp Baking Powder
  • ½ tsp Salt
  • 1 small 3.6 oz Instant Pistachio Pudding Mix
  • 2 tsp ground Cardamom
  • Zest and Juice of 1 Lemon the juice is optional
  • Chocolate Ganache recipe below
  • ½ cup Pistachios well chopped in food processor

For the Ganache:

  • 8 oz Heavy Cream
  • 8 oz Semi-Sweet Dark Chocolate
  • Pinch of Salt

Instructions
 

  • Pre-heat oven to 325°F. Grease and dust pan with 1 - 2 Tbls Sugar. I used an 8 inch Bundt pan and for the second "loaf" I made them in a paper-lined muffin pan.

*DO NOT USE METAL Spoons or Bowls for mixing.

  • In a large bowl, mix the Starter with the whisked Eggs, add in the Oil, Milk and Vanilla. Mix well.
  • To the batter, add the Sugar and 1 1/2 cups of the All-Purpose Flour, mixing well.
  • In a food processor, add the Pistachios with 1/2 cup of the All-Purpose Flour, giving it a good blitz until the Pistachios are chopped and combined well with the flour.
  • Add the Pistachio blend to your batter along with the Baking Powder, Salt, Pistachio Pudding Mix and Cardamom, mixing until well combined.
  • Now add the Zest of 1 Lemon and if using, add the Juice.
  • Pour the batter into the greased and sugar dusted pan until 2/3 full. You can bake the remaining batter in paper lined muffin pans or a small loaf pan, always filling 2/3 full.
  • Bake in pre-heated 325°F oven. For 8-inch Bundt Pan: 50 -65 minutes. For a Muffin Pan: 25 - 30 minutes. For loaf pan: 45 - 55 minutes. All times may vary depending on your oven.
  • The Bread is ready when a cake tester inserted, comes out clean. If needed, add 3 - 5 minutes at a time until done. Top should be lightly golden.

To make the Ganache:

  • In a small saucepan over low heat, simmer the Heavy Cream until heated through, about 5 - 8 minutes, do not boil.
  • Remove cream from stove and add in the Chocolate, allowing to sit for about 3 - 5 minutes.
  • Stir for about 2 minutes until well blended, scraping the bottom and sides to incorporate all of the chocolate.
  • Add the pinch of Salt and stir until Ganache is well blended and glossy.
  • Allow to cool to room temperature for a pourable icing or chill in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes for a spreadable icing.

To finish off:

  • For the bundt cake version, I like to generously spoon the room temp Chocolate Ganache and allow it to cascade down the sides.
  • For the loaf pan version, using the chilled Chocolate Ganache and spreading it like a thick icing works wonderfully.
  • For the muffin pan, my favorite way is to pull off the paper liners, then dip the tops, swirling it around a bit, into room temp Chocolate Ganache.
  • Finally top them off with welled chopped Pistachios.
  • Enjoy.
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