Glazed Lemon Poppy Seed Bread Loaves

Mini loaf and slices of Lemon Poppy Seed Bread.

Ingredients:
Two 9 inch loaf pans or five 6 inch mini loaf pans
butter or shortening for greasing
1 cookie/baking sheet (optional)
3 cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons poppy seeds
2 tablespoons coarsely grated lemon peel
2 cups white sugar
1 cup vegetable or canola oil
3/4 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
3 eggs
2 cups powdered sugar, sifted
1/4 teaspoon lemon extract
1/4 cup fresh squeezed lemon juice

Method:

Preheat oven too 350*. Grease the bottoms of the loaf pans. In a large bowl, sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Stir in lemon peel and poppy seeds.  In another bowl, combine sugar, oil, milk, vanilla & almond extracts and eggs; beating at medium speed of electric mixer, until the ingredients are well blended. Add wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, stirring just until blended. Pour batter evenly between the prepared loaf pans. (If desired, place loaf pans on a baking sheet to make them easier to place into and remove from the oven.) If using 9 inch pans, bake for 1 hour, or until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean. If using 6 inch pans, bake for 45 minutes, or until an inserted in the center comes out clean.

Pans ready to go into the oven.

While the bread is baking, stir together powdered sugar, lemon extract and lemon juice. Cover with plastic wrap and set aside until bread has finished baking. Remove loaves from the oven and immediately drizzle with the lemon icing. Cool in pans on rack for at least 10 minutes. Slide a knife around the edges of the pans. Remove loaves and continue to cool completely on racks. 

Five glazed loaves.

Notes: 

To make muffins, lightly grease muffin pans with butter or cooking spray. Fill muffin cups to 2/3 full.. Preheat oven to 400* & bake for 15 to 20 minutes. (or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean) 

This quick and easy bread is delicious! Perfect to be served at breakfast, brunch, snack, tea time and for dessert, alone or topped with fruit.