Lemon-Poppy Seed Bread
Lemon-Poppy Seed Bread recipe
Yield
12 servingsPrep
30 minCook
65 minReady
10 hrsIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | tablespoons |
poppy seed
fresh |
|
| ½ | cup |
milk
2% lowfat |
|
| 5 | tablespoons |
butter
unsalted, at room temperature |
|
| 1 | cup |
sugar
|
|
| 2 | large |
eggs
|
|
| 1 ½ | cups |
unbleached all-purpose flour
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
baking powder
|
|
| 2 | teaspoons |
lemon zest
grated |
|
| ¼ | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| Lemon syrup | |||
| ¼ | cup |
sugar
granulated |
|
| ¼ | cup |
lemon juice
fresh |
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | ml |
poppy seed
fresh |
|
| 118 | ml |
milk
2% lowfat |
|
| 75 | ml |
butter
unsalted, at room temperature |
|
| 237 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 2 | large |
eggs
|
|
| 355 | ml |
unbleached all-purpose flour
|
|
| 5 | ml |
baking powder
|
|
| 2 | each |
lemon zest
grated |
|
| 1.3 | ml |
salt
|
|
| Lemon syrup | |||
| 59 | ml |
sugar
granulated |
|
| 59 | ml |
lemon juice
fresh |
|
Directions
In a small bowl, combine the poppy seeds and milk.
Let stand 1 hour to macerate and meld flavours.
Preheat oven to 325℉ (160℃).
Cream the butter and sugar in the work bowl of an electric mixer.
Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Combine the flour, baking powder, lemon zest, and salt in a small bowl.
Add the dry ingredients to the creamed mixture in three equal portions, alternating with the poppy seed milk.
Beat just until smooth.
Pour the batter into a greased 9-by-5-inch loaf pan and bake in cake tester inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean, about 55 to 65 minutes.
Place the loaf in the pan on a cooling rack.
Meanwhile, to make the lemon syrup, combine the sugar and lemon juice in a small saucepan.
Place over low heat just until the sugar dissolves.
Set aside.
Pierce the hot loaf about a dozen times to the bottom with a bamboo skewer, toothpick, or metal cake tester.
Immediately pour over the hot lemon syrup.
Cool 30 minutes before turning out of the pan onto a rack to cool completely.
Wrap tightly in plastic wrap and let stand at room temperature overnight before serving.
