My Moms Poppy Seed Bread Recipes

POPPY SEED BREAD I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9 x 5 inch loaf pans.
• Mix the flour, salt, sugar, and soda in a mixing bowl. Add vanilla, milk, eggs, and oil. Beat for five minutes with an electric mixer. Stir in the poppy seeds. Pour batter into loaf pans.
• Bake for one hour. Cool on wire racks.

POPPY SEED BREAD II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 8x4 inch loaf pans.
• Mix the flour, salt, baking powder, eggs, milk, vegetable oil, white sugar, poppy seeds, 1 1/2 teaspoons of the vanilla, lemon and butter flavoring. Stir until just combined and pour the batter into the prepared pans.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour. Cool for 5 minutes then poke holes in the top of the bread with a meat fork and pour glaze over tops.
• To Make Glaze: Mix the orange juice, confectioner's sugar, and the remaining 1/2 teaspoon each of the vanilla, butter and lemon flavorings. Use immediately to pour over the still warm loaves.

POPPY SEED SWEET BREAD

Steps:

• Combine sugar and oil in a large bowl, beat until blended.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition.
• Add flavorings and poppy seeds, mix well. Set aside.
• In another bowl, combine flour and baking powder. Add to creamed mixture, alternately with milk, until well blended.
• Pour into 2 loaf pans.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.
• Remove from oven, let cool for 5 minutes in the pan.
• Combine glaze ingredients; poke a few holes in the top of the bread and pour glaze over breads while still in pans.
• Let stand 5 minutes more; remove from pans to cooling rack.

MY MOM'S POPPY SEED BREAD

Steps:

• Blend dry ingredients with milk and oil, beat eggs in thoroughly and add flavorings.
• Pour into 2 greased bread loaf pans. Make sure pans are greased to prevent sticking or even better, use a non-stick pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour and 15 minutes.
• Test with toothpick.
• Meanwhile, melt butter, add juice, sugar, vanilla and almond extract.
• Bring to a boil.
• Remain warm.
• When bread is done, drag a knife around edges of your pan, poke holes with a fork in random pattern.
• Drizzle glaze over and in cake.
• Cool thoroughly.
• Wrap in Saran Wrap.
• Refrigerate or freeze.
• Could also make muffins or smaller loaves.