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| Orange Poppy Seed Bread 3 cups all-purpose flour 2 1/4 cups sugar 2 tablespoons poppy seeds, toasted* 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 3 eggs 1 1/2 cups milk 1 cup vegetable oil 3 tablespoons grated orange zest 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/2 teaspoon almond extract Orange Glaze * Toasting Poppy Seeds - Toast poppy seeds in a 350 degree oven or in a dry frying pan over medium heat. Stir occasionally, toasting only until seeds begins to brown. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease two 9x5-inch loaf pans. In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, poppy seeds, baking powder, and salt. Add eggs, milk, vegetable oil, orange zest, vanilla extract, and almond extract; stir until dry ingredients are moistened. Pour batter into prepared loaf pans. Bake 55 to 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from oven and place on wire racks. While still hot, using a long-tined fork, poke holes in the top of baked loaves. Pour Orange Glaze over loaves. Cool in pans for 10 minutes; remove from pans. Cool completely before slicing. Yields 2 loaves. Posted to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Jewish_Cuisine/ By aaron_finster@... |