Tea Time Hi Amy

[Guest guest]

, " Amy " <sandpiperhiker>

wrote:

 

> Sound delicious to me! I'll bring an orange poppyseed bread...

>

 

 

I want some of that bread Amy. I never heard of it before.

Paul

[Guest guest]

> I want some of that bread Amy. I never heard of it before.

 

 

I'll save you a big hunk, Paul! :-) Or, you can try it yourself:

 

ORANGE AND POPPY SEED POUND CAKE

 

2 c whole wheat pastry flour

1 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

1 3/4 c sugar

1 1/4 c (2 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature

5 eggs

1/3 c orange juice (I use half juice, half thawed frozen concentrate

1 1/2 tbsp grated orange peel (grind peels in a food processor or use

a zester, or sometimes you can even frozen zest)

1 tsp vanilla extract

1/4 c poppy seeds

 

 

Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter and flour 2 9 " x5 " loaf pans. Sift flour,

baking powder and salt into medium bowl (I just dump it all in and use

a whisk on it instead of sifting). Cream sugar and butter in a large

bowl until light and fluffy. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after

each addition. Beat in orange juice, grated orange peel and vanilla

extract (batter may look curdled). Beat in flour mixture and then fold

in the poppy seeds.

 

Divide batter between the two pans. Place pans in oven. Bake until

tops of cakes are brown and tester inserted into center comes out

clean, about 55 minutes. Cool 10 minutes on wire rack. Run knife

around edges of pans to loosen and turn out onto wire racks to cool

completely.