Poppyseed Bread

[sila-lumenn.livejournal.com]

I've decided to make poppy seed bread as an end-of-year gift for Miranda's teachers. It just seems like such a friendly recipe to me. And, who knows, maybe this is what the hobbits are talking about when they refer to seedcake. :)

POPPYSEED BREAD

3 cups flour 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder 1 1/2 tsp. salt 2 1/2 cups sugar 1 1/2 tbl. poppyseed 1 1/8 cups oil 3 eggs 1 1/2 cups milk 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla 1 1/2 tsp. butter flavor 1 1/2 tsp. almond flavor

Glaze: 1/2 cup sugar 1/4 cup orange juice 1/2 tsp. vanilla 1/2 tsp. butter flavor 1/2 tsp. almond flavor

Mix dry ingredients. Add wet ingredients and mix well. Pour into greased and floured loaf pans or bundt pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until crack in top is dry. Brush glaze over warm loaves. Makes 3 small loaves or 1 bundt pan.

Comments

[melilot-hill.livejournal.com]

I always thought about "linseed" when reading about seed cake :)

I like to bake my own bread, and this one looks very nice. I don't know where I can buy poppyseed, though. Have to look around a bit.

I have two questions:
1) I never heard about butter flavor. Is that just butter? or can it be substituted by butter?

Can this bread be made in a bread-maker?

[sila-lumenn.livejournal.com]

This is what is called a "quick bread" and should be baked in loaf pans or a cake pan. The "dough" is really a batter similar to cake batter. As for butter flavor, you should be able to find it in the grocery store next to vanilla and almond extract. I wouldn't try to substitute real butter, there is already a lot of oil in this bread. Poppy seed will be in the spices and seasonings isle of the grocery as well. It comes in small bottles and around here is usually expensive. :(

[ansostuff.livejournal.com]

I rarely bake cakes but since this might be very hobbity, I´ll give it a try. When you say vanilla, do you mean vanilla sugar or vanilla stalks/powder?

[sila-lumenn.livejournal.com]

The vanilla I'm referring to is vanilla extract. In the USA it comes in little bottles in the spices section of the grocery store. I think they make it by steeping vanilla beans in alcohol, but I'm not sure. It's liquid, anyway. :)

[ansostuff.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I´ve another question though. Our ovens only goes up to 250 degrees Celsius. You said we should use 350 degrees, I suppose that is Farenheit? Or do you use other degrees for ovens?

[sila-lumenn.livejournal.com]

In the USA we use farenheit. 350 would be 175 for you. On the main page for shire_kitchen there is a link to some conversion charts. The are really helpful.

[ansostuff.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I´ll go baking now (just have to get home from work first)

[melilot-hill.livejournal.com]

batter in a bread-maker would make a big mess :)

I just went to the supermarket and they don't have butter flavour and no poppy seeds :(

I probably could find the poppy seeds in a health food shop but I don't think I can find the butter flavour (could it be left out, or would that change the batter too much?)

[sila-lumenn.livejournal.com]

Poppy seed might be in a health food shop, I don't know. If you eat too many poppy seeds and then have a drug test done, you will test positive for opium. They're not a drug, but they come from the same plant. I suppose that could be the reason you're having difficulty finding them. They also have a very distinctive flavor and I don't think another seed could be substituted without adversely affecting the flavor. I'm not sure what leaving out the butter flavor would do. It would probably change the taste slightly, but it shouldn't affect the consistency of the batter.

[sila-lumenn.livejournal.com]

You might be able to bake the bread without the poppy seeds. It is a very nice, sweet bread. Great for dessert with a cup of coffee. :)

[melilot-hill.livejournal.com]

Thanks for helping me!

Next time I'm in the nearby city I will try to find poppy seeds. Otherwise I can always try and bake the bread without the seeds.