Amish coffee soup
"Coffee soup" is a simple, traditional Pennsylvania Dutch and Amish breakfast dish that gained popularity during the Great Depression as a frugal, filling meal. It primarily consists of hot coffee poured over bread or crackers, sweetened to taste with sugar and cream.
Here is a common recipe for Amish Coffee Soup:
Ingredients
4 cups hot coffee, brewed to your taste
4 slices of bread (toasted or plain), or saltine crackers
Sugar (to taste)
Cream or milk (half-and-half or evaporated milk work well) (to taste)
Instructions
Prepare the bread/crackers: Break the bread slices or crackers into bite-sized pieces and place them into four individual serving bowls.
Add the coffee: Pour the steaming hot coffee over the pieces of bread or crackers until they are submerged.
Sweeten and add cream: Add sugar and cream/milk to each bowl according to personal preference and stir.
Serve hot: The soup is typically served hot as a hearty breakfast, sometimes alongside other items like scrambled eggs or meat.
Variations
Milky base: Some variations involve heating milk with instant coffee and sugar, then pouring that mixture over the bread or crackers.
Spices: A pinch of cinnamon or nutmeg can be added for extra warmth and flavor.
Mocha version: For a dessert-like twist, a bit of chocolate can be added to turn it into a mocha soup.
Sausage gravy twist: One modern variation uses coffee instead of milk to make a coffee-flavored sausage gravy, which is served over biscuits.
Here is a common recipe for Amish Coffee Soup:
Ingredients
4 cups hot coffee, brewed to your taste
4 slices of bread (toasted or plain), or saltine crackers
Sugar (to taste)
Cream or milk (half-and-half or evaporated milk work well) (to taste)
Instructions
Prepare the bread/crackers: Break the bread slices or crackers into bite-sized pieces and place them into four individual serving bowls.
Add the coffee: Pour the steaming hot coffee over the pieces of bread or crackers until they are submerged.
Sweeten and add cream: Add sugar and cream/milk to each bowl according to personal preference and stir.
Serve hot: The soup is typically served hot as a hearty breakfast, sometimes alongside other items like scrambled eggs or meat.
Variations
Milky base: Some variations involve heating milk with instant coffee and sugar, then pouring that mixture over the bread or crackers.
Spices: A pinch of cinnamon or nutmeg can be added for extra warmth and flavor.
Mocha version: For a dessert-like twist, a bit of chocolate can be added to turn it into a mocha soup.
Sausage gravy twist: One modern variation uses coffee instead of milk to make a coffee-flavored sausage gravy, which is served over biscuits.
