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November 2, 2010

Citrus Glazed Almond Poppy Bread

Being the superwoman girlfriend that I am...
I always try to keep BF happy with an overwhelming surplus of delicious treats. His roommates love/hate me for it.

Despite the boys whining about how I am going to make them chunky (better them than me, right?), I keep trying out new recipes on them.


{ Hurray for guinea pigs! }


After hearing BF casually mention his undying love for almond poppy seed bread, I was on a mission to create the best bread ever. Combining several different recipes and adding in my own substitutions, I have found it! BF said he almost ate the whole loaf within a half day time frame, so I figure it's a winner!

This bread is so fast and simple to make, and has that nice bakery style quality. Drenched in a delicious citrus glaze that crystallizes to lock in the bread's moisture, as well as add a delicious melt in your mouth topping.


{ Citrus Glazed Almond Poppy Bread }



Friend tested & BF approved!



Ingredients:

3 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
4 tablespoons poppy seeds
1 1/3 cups vegetable oil
3 eggs
1 1/2 cups milk
2 1/4 cups white sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 teaspoons almond extract




Glaze:

3/4 cup powdered sugar
1/4 cup orange juice
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon almond extract


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Directions:

** Preheat oven to 350 degrees. **


1) Grease bottoms of two 9-inch loaf pans.

2) Mix together flour, salt, baking powder, poppy seeds, oil, eggs, milk, sugar, vanilla, and almond extract.

3) Pour into prepared pans. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for one hour. Cool 5 minutes. Poke holes in top of loaves and pour glaze over.

4) While bread is cooling for 5 minutes combine all of the glaze ingredients until smooth and pour over loaves covering bread completely.

5) Let glaze dry and bread cool. Slice and enjoy!

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** This recipe is adaptable for muffins. Grease muffin tin, follow same directions, and bake for 30 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. **

This bread is such a hit - you and your family will love it! It's so good that I am now contemplating making several loaves to slice up for my Christmas goodie platters that I deliver to family and friends!

Let me know what you think! :)



Bon Appetit!





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13 comments:

  1. I am going to try this! It looks delicious.

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  2. Oh my goodness, I wish I'd have had this recipe earlier! I so would have made it tonight! I'm going to have to make this.

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  3. This looks divine! Can't wait to try it!

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  4. This looks soooo Delish! I'm going to make it tomorrow! Thanks for sharing!

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  5. Oh my goodness this looks incredible . . . it is kind of amazing that I am still craving sweet things, given how much Halloween candy I ate over the past several days!

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  6. Yum, that sounds amazing! I love baking for my friends and boyfriends that I've had in the past. It's such a fun and caring thing to do.

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  7. Sounds yummy ... I will have to add this to my baking list musts ... thanks for sharing... HHL

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  8. Looks amazing! I'm a bread lover, so i for sure want to try this one!

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  9. That looks so yummy! Thanks for sharing your recipe!

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  10. Yum! This looks amazing! I'll have to try it out this weekend =)

    xx,
    Delilah

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  11. yikes that looks deliciously deadly! i don't know how your guy didn't finish it in an hour!

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