Monday, December 26, 2005

Lemon Poppy Seed Bread

2 C sugar
2 C vegetable oil
3 eggs
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp lemon extract
2 Tbsp poppy seeds
3 C all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 C milk
Icing:
2 Tbsp lemon juice
3/4 C confectioners' sugar

Preheat oven to 350. Grease and flour 2 loaf pans. Combine sugar, oil, eggs, vanilla and lemon extracts in large bowl; mix well. Stir in poppy seeds. Sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Add flour mixture and milk to sugar mixture alternately, mixing well after each addition. Divide batter evenly between prepared pans. Bake loaves 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Loosen edges from sides of pans. Cool loaves in pans 10 minutes. Turn onto wire racks. Blend icing ingredients in small bowl; drizzle over warm loaves.

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