For years it has been our tradition to make Grandma Candace's lemon poppyseed bread for our neighbors. It was especially fun to make some for our Japanese neighbors this year. Our sweet old Japanese couple across the street really liked the surprise and greeted us and our kids with such kindness. They are the sweetest old people I have ever met. They just love hugging our kids and talking to them (in Japanese of course). I actually wrote the card in Japanese by myself but had help with the translation!
Ingredients:
2 1/4 cup sugar
1 1/8 cup cooking oil
1 1/2 cup milk
3 eggs
1 1/2 Tbl. poppyseed
1 1/2 tsp. almond extract
1 1/2 tsp. butter extract
3 cups flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
Directions:
Mix the first 7 ingredients and then add the flour and baking powder. I usually make small loaves because they turn out better. I can get 7-8 mini loaves out of one batch. Bake at 350 F for 33-35 minutes. Brush the topping mixture while the bread is still hot.
Topping:
1/2 cup orange juice
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 tsp. almond extract
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/4 tsp. butter extract
1 comments:
I have SOOOO been wanting this recipe and just keep forgetting to ask for it! Aren't you so cute to take treats to your neighbors. I got a bit overwhelmed at the end of the holidays and opted for surviving rather than thriving. Goal for next year!
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