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

[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.