Almond Poppy Seed Bread

Almond Poppy seed is my absolute favorite breakfast bread of all time.  I love it so much and when I found this recipe on pinterest I thought I had dies and gone to heaven!  The original recipe is from here.  Make this bread right now!

Ingredients:

Bread:

3 cups flour

1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp baking powder

3 eggs

1 1/8 cups cooking oil

2 1/4 cups sugar

1 1/2 cups milk

1 1/2 T. poppy seeds

1 1/2 tsp almond extract

1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

1 1/2 tsp melted butter

 

Glaze:

1/4 cup orange juice

3/4 cup sugar (next time I make this I am going to use powdered sugar instead)

1/2 tsp almond extract

1/2 tsp vanilla

1 1/2 tsp melted butter

Directions:

 

For the bread:

-  Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

-  Mix all of the ingredients together.

-  Pour into greased and floured baking pans.

-  This recipe makes 2 large loaves.

-  Bake at 350 for 50-60 minutes until golden brown and/or toothpick comes out clean.

For the Glaze:

-  Pour all ingredients into a small saucepan and let cook on stove on medium heat until sugar dissolves.

-  Remove bread from pans and pour glaze over warm bread.

-  Use knife or spatula to bring the glaze that has run off up and over the warm bread until it stays on.