Recipe(tried): Orange Poppy Seed bread

Hi Nancy!

I have been making quick breads and muffins for my family for years and it is hard to pick out one recipe, but here goes:

Orange Poppy Seed bread

2 c. all purpose flour
2 tsp baking pdr.
1/2 tsp salt
1/3 cup poppy seeds
1 stick butter, at rm.temp
1 cup sugar
2 lg. eggs
1 cup milk
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp orange extract
1/2 tsp almond extract
grated zest of 1 med. orange

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat a 9x5x3" loaf pan with Pam spray.

Thoroughly mix flour, baking powder, sale, and pappy seeds in medium bowl.

Cream sugar and butter for 3 min. or until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time, then milk, vanilla, orange extract, almond extract and orange zest. On low speed, blend in dry ingredients just until combined; do not overmix.

Spoon batter into prepared pan, smoothing top. Bake for l hr. to 1 hr. and 15 minutes, or until it tests done. Cool in pan about 15 minutes, then remove to a rack to cool completely.

Another good one is as follows:

Maple Syrup Loaf

1 c. milk
1 c. maple syrup (Not pancake syrup)
1/2 c. sugar
1/4 c.sugar **
2 egg yolks, slightly beaten
2 1/4 c. flour
1 tsp bkg. soda
1/2 tsp EA. salt, nutmeg and cinnamon
3/4 c. mini choc. chips (opt)

Melt butter, add to syrup, milk and sugar and stir til blended. Cool. Stir into egg yolks.

Sift together dry ingred. and stir into syrup min, til blended. Stir in chips if using.

Pour into greased, wax paper lined 9" loaf pan and bake @ 350 degrees for 60-65 min. Cool in pan 10 min. Then remove to rack to cool completely.

**Can add 2 sqs. baking chocolate. Melt w/butter and continue w/receipe.