Delicious Poppy Seed Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 2 cups sugar
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons poppy seeds
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup milk
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup orange juice

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 for bread: in a large bowl, combine oil, sugar, eggs extracts and mix well.
• 3 in a separate bowl, combine flour, salt, poppy seed and baking powder and mix well.
• 4 alternate adding flour mixture and milk to sugar mixture.
• 5 pour into 3 greased and floured 7 x 3 inch loaf pans or 2 9 x 5 inch loaf pans (half to two thirds full).
• 6 bake in preheated oven for 35-45 minutes for medium loaves or 45 -55 minutes for large loaves.
• 7 remove from oven and cool in pans on a rack for 10 minutes, then invert and cool completely.
• 8 for topping: combine ingredients in microwave-safe bowl and microwave on high 1 to 2 minutes or til butter is melted and sugar is dissolved.
• 9 stir well and brush topping over cooled loaves with a pastry brush.