Best Poppy Seed Loaf Recipes

LEMON POPPY SEED LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Heavily grease and flour two 9x5 inch loaf pans.
• Sift together flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream butter or margarine, and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time.
• Mix lemon juice and yogurt together and add alternately with the sifted flour mixture to the butter mixture. Mix until just blended. Stir in lemon rind and poppy seeds. Pour mixture into prepared pans and smooth tops.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 50 minutes or until browned and a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on rack for 15 minutes before turning out of pans.

POPPY SEED LOAF

Steps:

• In a saucepan, heat together milk, sugar, shortening, and salt until warm.
• Combine 2 cups of the flour and the yeast in a large mixing bowl. Stir in warm milk mixture. Add 3 eggs; beat with an electric mixer at low speed for 1/2 min, scraping sides of bowl constantly. Beat for 3 minutes at high speed. Stir in as much of remaining flour as you can. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead in remaining flour to make a stiff dough, and continue kneading for 6 to 8 minutes. Place dough in a lightly greased bowl, and turn once to grease surface. Cover, and let rise in a warm place until doubled.
• Meanwhile, pour boiling water over poppy seeds; let stand 30 minutes. Drain thoroughly, and place in a blender. Grind. In a small bowl, blend together ground poppy seeds, chopped nuts, honey, and lemon zest. Beat 1 egg white until stiff, and fold into poppy seed mixture.
• Punch down dough, and divide in half. Cover, and let rest for 10 minutes. On a lightly floured surface, roll half of the dough into 24 x 8 inch rectangle. Spread with half the poppy seed mixture. Roll up jelly roll style, starting with the narrow edge. Seal the edge. Place seam side down, in a greased 8 x 4 inch loaf pan. Repeat with the other half of the dough. Cover. Let rise for 30 to 45 minutes, or until doubled.
• Bake in a preheated 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) oven for 35 to 40 minutes.

BREAD MAKER LEMON POPPY SEED LOAF

Steps:

• Place all ingredients, in the order listed above, in your bread pan fitted with a kneading paddle. Set bread machine to "quick" or "cake" setting. (approx 20 minutes knead time + 70 minute bake time).
• After batter has mixed for about 4 minutes, stir sides and bottom of pan with a rubber scraper to ensure complete mixing.
• When mixing is complete, remove paddle and let bake.
• When alarm sounds, your loaf is ready! (if not ready, use the "bake" setting on the machine to add 10-15 minutes at a time until done.) Remove from pan and place on a wire rack to cool.
• Optional: while still warm, glaze with a mixture of 1/4 c lemon juice + powdered sugar to desired consistency.

GRAPEFRUIT-POPPY SEED LOAF CAKE WITH YOGURT GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Line an 8 1/2-by-4 1/2-inch loaf pan, preferably metal, with parchment paper, leaving overhang on the long sides, and lightly coat with nonstick spray. Whisk flour, baking powder, and 3/4 tsp. salt in a medium bowl.
• Using your fingers, work grapefruit zest into granulated sugar in a large bowl until sugar starts to clump and mixture is very fragrant, about 1 minute. Add eggs, oil, and vanilla and beat with an electric mixer on high speed until light and thick, about 4 minutes. Reduce speed to low and mix in half of dry ingredients, then mix in 3/4 cup yogurt. Mix in remaining dry ingredients followed by 5 Tbsp. grapefruit juice and 1 Tbsp. poppy seeds. Scrape batter into prepared pan and smooth top.
• Bake cake until top is golden brown and a tester inserted into the center comes out clean, 50 to 60 minutes. Transfer pan to a wire rack. Poke holes in top of cake and brush remaining 3 Tbsp. grapefruit juice over top. Let sit 15 minutes, then run a knife around sides to loosen and use parchment paper to lift cake out of pan and onto rack. Remove parchment and let cool completely.
• Whisk powdered sugar, remaining 1 Tbsp. yogurt, 1 tsp. water, and a pinch of salt in a medium bowl until smooth and drizzle over cake. Sprinkle with poppy seeds and let sit until glaze is set, about 30 minutes.
• Do Ahead
• Loaf can be baked and glazed 3 days ahead. Store airtight at room temperature.

LEMON POPPY SEED LOAF WITH LEMON SYRUP

Steps:

• In large bowl, beat butter with sugar until light and fluffy; beat in eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
• In separate bowl, whisk together flour, poppy seeds, lemon rind, baking powder and salt; stir into butter mixture alternately with milk, making 3 additions of flour mixture and 2 of milk. Spread in greased 8- x 4-inch (1.5 L) loaf pan.
• Bake in centre of 325 F oven for 1 hour or until cake tester inserted in centre comes out clean. Place pan on rack.
• Lemon Syrup: In saucepan or microwaveable measure, warm sugar and lemon rind and juice until sugar dissolves. With skewer, pierce hot loaf right to bottom in 12 places; pour lemon syrup over loaf.
• Let loaf cool in pan for 30 minutes; turn out onto rack and let cool completely. Wrap and let stand for 12 hours before slicing. Makes 1 loaf, 12 slices.
• Make-Ahead Tip: Store at room temperature for up to 2 days or overwrap with heavy-duty foil and freeze for up to 1 month.

GLUTEN-FREE LEMON POPPY SEED LOAF RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C.)
• Using a food processor, grind the rolled oats until they have become a fine powder. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, whisk the eggs until pale and foamy.
• Add the Greek yogurt to the eggs and whisk until the mixture is smooth.
• Add in the honey, lemon juice, and lemon zest and whisk until well combined.
• Sprinkle the oat flour, poppy seeds, baking powder, and salt. Fold the ingredients together until no dry oat flour appears.
• Pour the batter into a greased loaf pan.
• Bake for 30-35 minutes, until a golden-brown crust has started to form and the loaf springs back when touched.
• Let the loaf cool for 15 minute before removing it from the pan.
• Slice and serve.
• Enjoy!

CRANBERRY-POPPY SEED-ORANGE LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Grease and flour a large loaf pan.
• Cream the butter and work in the sugar, then beat in the egg and the orange zest.
• Mix the flour with the baking powder, the salt and the poppyseeds.
• Fold the flour into the sugar mixture alternately with the orange juice and the milk.
• Gently stir in the chopped cranberries.
• Scrape into the greased and floured loaf pan and bake at 350°F for 45 to 50 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean.
• If desired, it can instead be baked in a 9" square pan for 30 to 35 minutes.

ONION-POPPY SEED BISCUIT LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees; lightly grease a 9x5 loaf pan, or use a non-stick loaf pan& set aside.
• Melt butter or margarine in a medium-sized bowl; stir in the minced dried onion& poppy seeds.
• Open the cans of biscuits& separate them.
• Dip each biscuit quickly into the butter mixture, turning to coat both sides.
• Line up the biscuits in the loaf pan, standing them on edge, forming two long rows; drizzle any remaining butter mixture on top of completed loaf.
• Bake in preheated oven for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.
• (You may find you need to lower your oven temperature to 325 degrees in order for the middles of the center biscuits to get done; or you can bake these individually on a cookie sheet after dipping them in the butter mixture.).

CARROT POPPY SEED BREAD ( BREADMAKER 1 1/2 LB. LOAF)

Steps:

• Measure carefully, placing all ingredients in bread machine pan in the order recommended by manufacturer, adding carrots with milk.
• Select Basic/White cycle.
• Use Medium crust color.
• Adjust dough consistency, if needed.
• Check dough after 5 minutes of mixing; it should form a soft, smooth ball around the blade.
• If dough is too stiff or dry, add additional liquid, 1 teaspoon at a time, until dough is of the right consistency.
• If dough is too soft or sticky, add additional bread flour, 1 teaspoon at a time.
• Remove baked bread from pan and cool on wire rack.

CRANBERRY POPPY SEED LOAF

Steps:

• In large bowl, combine flour, granulated sugar, poppy seed and baking powder; set aside.
• In small bowl, combine milk margarine, Egg Beaters®, vanilla and lemon peel.
• Stir milk mixture into flour mixture just until moistened.
• Stir in cranberries.
• Spread batter into greased 8 1/2X 4 1/2X2 1/4-inch loaf pan.
• Bake at 350°F for 60 to 70 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool in pan on wire rack.
• Drizzle with Powdered Sugar Glaze, if desired.
• Powdered Sugar Glaze: In small bowl, combine powdered sugar and water until smooth.

RASPBERRY-LEMON-POPPY SEED LOAF

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 9 x 5-inch loaf pan with baking spray.
• In large bowl, beat cake mix, yogurt, melted butter, eggs, lemon peel and poppy seed with electric mixer on low speed until just combined, then on medium speed for 2 minutes. Set aside.
• Place raspberries, granulated sugar and cornstarch in microwavable bowl. Smash berries with fork until mostly broken down. Microwave uncovered on high 30 seconds; stir and microwave in 15-second increments, stirring between each, until mixture has thickened slightly and mixture bubbles (about 45 seconds). Set aside.
• Scrape two-thirds of the batter into pan; spread smooth. Spread raspberry mixture over top; spread with remaining batter.
• Bake about 1 hour or until golden and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove to cool on rack 1 hour.
• In small bowl, stir icing ingredients to desired consistency. Drizzle over cooled loaf before slicing.

ONION-POPPY SEED LOAF

Steps:

• Measure ingredients carefully, placing all ingredients in the bread machine pan in the order recommended by the manufacturer.
• Select Basic/White cycle.
• Use Medium or Light crust colour.
• Remove baked bread from pan and cool on wire rack.

CRANBERRY POPPY SEED LOAF

Steps:

• 1. In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, poppy seed, and baking powder; set aside. In a small bowl, combine milk, margarine, egg, vanilla and lemon peel. Stir milk mixture into flour mixture just until moistened. Stir in cranberries. Spread batter into greased 8x4-inch loaf pan. Bake at 350^ for 60 to 70 minutes or until tested done. Cool in pan on wire rack. Combine glaze ingredients in a small bowl and mix until smooth.

CLEMENTINE POPPY SEED LOAF

Steps:

• Line an 8 in x 4 in loaf pan with foil and lightly oil foil.
• In a large bowl, cream butter, sugar and margarine. Stir in egg and yogurt; then milk.
• In another bowl, combine flour and baking powder.
• Add dry ingredients to liquid mixture, beating until smooth.
• Add Clementine zest and poppy seeds.
• Pour batter into the loaf pan and bake to 350F for 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean.
• Take loaf out of the oven and cool 3 minutes in the pan. Remove foil. Cool loaf on a cake rack. Serve with Clementine supremes.
• Glaze : In a small bowl, mix Clementine juice and sugar together. Spoon over hot cake.

CLEMENTINE POPPY SEED LOAF

Steps:

• Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3 and grease a 2lb loaf tin. Line the base and ends with a long strip of baking parchment.
• Beat the butter, crème fraîche, sugar and vanilla extract until pale and fluffy. Whisk in the eggs, one by one, followed by the flours, poppy seeds, zest and juice. Scrape into the prepared tin and bake on a middle shelf for 1 hr-1 hr 10 mins until a skewer poked into the centre comes out clean. Cool the cake for 20 mins in the tin, then carefully tip out and cool completely on a wire rack.
• Meanwhile, make the icing - beat together the butter, icing sugar and crème fraîche until pale and fluffy. Add half the clementine zest and beat just a couple of times to incorporate, then cover and leave in the fridge to chill until the cake is ready to ice and the icing is firm enough to spread or pipe.
• Spread the icing all over the cake or put in a food bag or piping bag, snip off the corner and pipe thick stripes over the top. Sprinkle with the remaining clementine zest, the candied peel (if you like), and a pinch more poppy seeds. Will keep in an airtight container for 2-3 days.

CORN AND POPPY SEED LOAF

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine 2 cups flour, corn flour, sugar, yeast and salt. In a medium saucepan, heat milk, water and butter until warm. Stir milk mixture and egg into flour mixture. Mix in the remaining flour, 1/2 cup at a time, beating well after each addition. When the dough has pulled together, turn it out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and supple, about 6 to 8 minutes. Knead in the poppy seeds last, reserving 1 tablespoon for topping. Lightly oil a large bowl, place the dough in the bowl and turn to coat with oil. Cover with a damp cloth and let rise in a warm place until doubled in volume, about 30 minutes.
• Deflate the dough and turn it out onto a lightly floured surface. Form into loaf and place in a lightly greased 9x5 inch loaf pan. Cover the loaves with a damp cloth and let rise until doubled in volume, about 40 minutes. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Bake in preheated oven for 30 to 35 minutes, or until golden brown and bottom of loaf sounds hollow when tapped. Remove loaf from pan, brush with melted butter and sprinkle with 1 tablespoon poppy seeds. Place on a wire rack to cool.

BANANA POPPY SEED LOAF

Steps:

• 1. Heat the oven to 375 degrees. Grease and line the bottoms of 2 (8 1/2 - by 4 1/2 - by 2 1/2 -inch) loaf pans with parchment paper. 2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, wheat flour, baking powder, baking soda and poppy seeds. Set aside. 3. In the bowl of a stand mixer, or in a large bowl using an electric mixer, cream together the butter, three-fourths cup sugar and salt until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add the eggs, one at a time, until incorporated. 4. In a medium bowl, mash the very ripe bananas. With the mixer running, add the mashed bananas and vanilla to the butter mixture until incorporated. With the mixer on the lowest speed, add the dry ingredients just until incorporated. Gently fold in the yogurt and dates. Divide the batter evenly between the 2 pans. 5. Slice the remaining 1 1/2 bananas crosswise into one-eighth inch slices. Top the batter in each pan with the banana slices, arranged in rows. Sprinkle the remaining teaspoon of sugar evenly over the sliced bananas, then place in the center of the oven (leave a few inches between the loaf pans). 6. Bake until a toothpick inserted comes out clean, about 1 hour, rotating halfway through for even baking. Check the pans after 20 to 30 minutes and periodically after that to see that they do not darken too quickly; if they do, lightly cover the tops with aluminum foil and continue to bake. 7. Cool the pans and unmold the loaves. Sift the powdered sugar evenly over the 2 loaves. Cut the loaves into 1-inch slices and serve. Each of 16 servings: 286 calories; 6 grams protein; 45 grams carbohydrates; 4 grams fiber; 10 grams fat; 6 grams saturated fat; 63 mg. cholesterol; 244 mg. sodium. Total time: 1 1/2 hours

LEMON-POPPY SEED LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 330 degrees F.
• Butter and flour small loaf pan.
• Combine sugar and eggs in large bowl and beat until very light and fluffy.
• Slowly beat in milk.
• Add butter and lemon and vanilla extracts and combine well.
• Add all remaining ingredients and stir to blend.
• Turn into prepared pan.
• Bake about 50-60 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean.
• Pour lemon syrup over and allow to cool about 10 minutes.
• Turn out of loaf pan and cool completely.

COLONIAL SEED CAKE ..(A POPPY SEED LOAF CAKE)

Steps:

• ***Prep ahead of time: In a large bowl, add the poppy seeds to the milk, stir. Let sit at room temperature for 3-4hours. Let eggs, and butter sit at room temperature for easy mixing.(butter should be very soft.) Grease and flour a 8-1/2x4-1/2inch baking pan.
• Preheat oven to 350F. Add butter, eggs,sugar, vanilla, baking powder,flour to poppyseeds and milk. Beatb at medium speed with electric mixer for 1 minute, scraping sides of bowl with a rubber spatula. Pour into baking pan.
• Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Or until center springs back when lightly pressed. Cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Loosen around edges, turn out to cool. Sprinkle with powdered sugar . Can be served with whipped cream if desired. ENJOY! ****NOTE: Main foto was from the magazine. All others fotos are mine, when I baked it yesterday.

HUCKLEBERRY CAFE'S BANANA POPPY SEED LOAF

Steps:

• 1. Heat the oven to 375 degrees. Grease and line the bottoms of 2 (8 1/2 - by 4 1/2 - by 2 1/2 -inch) loaf pans with parchment paper. 2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, wheat flour, baking powder, baking soda and poppy seeds. Set aside. 3. In the bowl of a stand mixer, or in a large bowl using an electric mixer, cream together the butter, three-fourths cup sugar and salt until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add the eggs, one at a time, until incorporated. 4. In a medium bowl, mash the very ripe bananas. With the mixer running, add the mashed bananas and vanilla to the butter mixture until incorporated. With the mixer on the lowest speed, add the dry ingredients just until incorporated. Gently fold in the yogurt and dates. Divide the batter evenly between the 2 pans. 5. Slice the remaining 1 1/2 bananas crosswise into one-eighth inch slices. Top the batter in each pan with the banana slices, arranged in rows. Sprinkle the remaining teaspoon of sugar evenly over the sliced bananas, then place in the center of the oven (leave a few inches between the loaf pans). 6. Bake until a toothpick inserted comes out clean, about 1 hour, rotating halfway through for even baking. Check the pans after 20 to 30 minutes and periodically after that to see that they do not darken too quickly; if they do, lightly cover the tops with aluminum foil and continue to bake. 7. Cool the pans and unmold the loaves. Sift the powdered sugar evenly over the 2 loaves. Cut the loaves into 1-inch slices and serve.