Orange-poppy Seed Bread

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 20
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 1/2 cups sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1 1/8 cups oil
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 teaspoons almond extract
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 tablespoon poppy seed
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup orange juice
• 2 tablespoons melted butter
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract

Recipe

• 1 mix all bread ingredients in large bowl for 2 minutes at high speed of electric mixer.
• 2 pour into greased and floured pans (either bundt or 2 loaf) and bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour and 15 minutes. leave in pan!
• 3 mix all glaze ingredients in small bowl.
• 4 while bread is still hot, poke holes all over in bread with skewer or other implement.
• 5 pour glaze over hot bread. let sit until hardened.
• 6 this sets up with a hard, crunchy sugar glaze on the outside.
• 7 can use lemon as well, if preferred.