My Mom's Poppy Seed Bread

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

Ingredients

• 3 cups flour
• 2 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1 cup oil, plus
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 3 tablespoons poppy seeds
• 3 eggs
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 1/2 teaspoons almond extract
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract

Recipe

• 1 blend dry ingredients with milk and oil, beat eggs in thoroughly and add flavorings.
• 2 pour into 2 greased bread loaf pans. make sure pans are greased to prevent sticking or even better, use a non-stick pan.
• 3 bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour and 15 minutes.
• 4 test with toothpick.
• 5 meanwhile, melt butter, add juice, sugar, vanilla and almond extract.
• 6 bring to a boil.
• 7 remain warm.
• 8 when bread is done, drag a knife around edges of your pan, poke holes with a fork in random pattern.
• 9 drizzle glaze over and in cake.
• 10 cool thoroughly.
• 11 wrap in saran wrap.
• 12 refrigerate or freeze.
• 13 could also make muffins or smaller loaves.