Glazed Poppy Seed Bread

Glazed Poppy Seed Bread is a quick-bread recipe built around eggs, vegetable oil and salt. Plan on 20 slices (2 loaves) and about 75 minutes.

• Yield 20 slices (2 loaves)
• Ready in 75 minutes
• Prep 15 minutes
• Cook 60 minutes

Ingredients

Bread

• 3 large eggs
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 2 ¼ cups ( 477 g ) granulated sugar
• 3 cups ( 426 g ) flour
• 1 ½ teaspoons salt
• 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
• 1 ½ cups milk
• 1 ½ teaspoons pure almond extract
• 1 ½ teaspoons butter extract or 1 tablespoon melted butter
• 1 ½ teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 3 tablespoons poppy seeds

Glaze

• ¼ cup orange juice
• ¾ cup ( 159 g ) granulated sugar
• ¾ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• ¾ teaspoon pure almond extract
• ¾ teaspoon butter extract or 1/2 tablespoon melted butter

Instructions

1. Line the bottom of the loaf pans with waxed or parchment paper and then grease and flour the entire loaf pan well.
2. In a large bowl whisk together the eggs and oil. In a medium-size bowl, whisk together the sugar, flour, salt and baking powder. Add 1/3 of the dry ingredients to the egg/oil mixture and whisk to combine. Add 1/2 of the milk and stir together. Add another 1/3 of the dry ingredients and mix well. Add the last half of the milk and stir. Finally add the last 1/3 of the dry ingredients and mix. Add the extracts and poppy seeds and mix well.
3. Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pans, filling about 2/3 to 3/4 full. Bake at 350 degrees for approximately 60 minutes checking often the last 10 minutes of baking to ensure the bread doesn’t overbake. When completely baked, a toothpick inserted in the middle should pull out moist crumbs but not wet batter.
4. While the bread is baking, combine the glaze and ingredients and mix well. Set aside.
5. Let the bread sit in the pan for five minutes. Run a thin-edged knife around the edges of the bread and carefully remove the bread from the pans onto a wire rack set atop a layer of paper towels. Brush the tops of the bread with the glaze while the bread is still warm. Continue brushing and/or gently pouring until all the glaze is on the bread. Cool completely before slicing.

Cool the bake on a rack until the crumb sets, then slice.