23 pennsylvania dutch recipes

Pennsylvania Dutch cake-and-custard pie: a soft cake batter and a spiced applesauce-molasses custard poured into one crust bake into two distinct layers, finished with a coffee glaze. A clever heritage dessert.

Classic chocolate whoopie pies with two soft cocoa cake rounds sandwiching a fluffy marshmallow buttercream filling. The Pennsylvania Dutch lunchbox favorite that freezes beautifully.

Pennsylvania Dutch rhubarb orange jam with fresh rhubarb, orange zest, and orange juice for citrus brightness. Four ingredients, no commercial pectin, traditional Lebanon County recipe.

Moravian Christmas cookies rolled paper-thin with molasses, brown sugar, and warm spices like clove, cinnamon, and ginger. A heritage Pennsylvania Dutch holiday cookie that snaps with every bite.

Pennsylvania Dutch applesauce cake (Ob'l Dunkes Kucka) is a one-bowl spice cake with raisins, brown sugar, and three warm spices. A heritage recipe with no eggs and no milk.

The Kaufmans' apple butter, a slow-cooked spread made from cooking apples, reduced apple cider, and sugar simmered for hours into a deep, glossy spread. The Pennsylvania Dutch farmhouse classic, ready for water-bath canning.

Spiced gherkin pickles layered with whole cloves and cinnamon, then bathed in a hot apple cider vinegar brine sweetened with sugar and dry mustard. An old Pennsylvania Dutch crock-pickle recipe with a sweet-tart bite.

Sweet and tangy potato salad with a cooked dressing made from eggs, sugar, vinegar, and cream. A Pennsylvania Dutch staple with hard-boiled eggs and celery seed.

Pennsylvania Dutch baked spare ribs nestled into tangy sauerkraut and slow-roasted until fork-tender, then topped with fluffy homemade drop dumplings steamed right in the pan.

Old-fashioned Pennsylvania Dutch pickled pears: whole or sliced pears poached in spiced apple cider vinegar syrup with cloves and cinnamon. Traditional canning recipe for the holiday relish tray.

Hot Dutch slaw with shredded cabbage steamed tender and dressed in a sweet-sour egg vinegar sauce. A traditional Pennsylvania Dutch warm cabbage side dish.

Old-fashioned mustard pickles with cauliflower, green tomatoes, white onions, and bell peppers in a turmeric-mustard brine. Pennsylvania Dutch chow-chow style relish for canning by the case.

German vegetable soup built on a long-simmered soup bone broth with cabbage, turnip, lima beans, corn, and tomatoes, thickened with a flour-milk slurry. Pennsylvania Dutch comfort food.

A traditional Pennsylvania Dutch one-pot meal with ham, dried apples, and fluffy dumplings simmered together in a sweet-savory broth.

Old-fashioned Pennsylvania Dutch chow chow relish packed with green tomatoes, string beans, lima beans, corn, cauliflower, and peppers in a tangy mustard-vinegar brine. A Southern pantry staple for canning season.

Tender pork knuckles simmer slowly with tangy sauerkraut until falling-apart tender, then fluffy dumplings drop into the bubbling pot for a hearty Pennsylvania Dutch comfort meal steeped in Old World tradition.