This Lemon Poppy Seed Bread is so moist and the flavor is unbelievably delicious! With it's subtle yet refreshing lemon taste, this will be one quick bread you want to make over and over again!
Combine sugar, lemon juice, lemon zest, vanilla into a medium sauce pan. Stir to combine. Bring mixture to a boil. Once a boil has been reached, poke holes in the top of bread loaves with a fork and drizzle and evenly distribute glaze over the tops.
Enjoy!
Ingredients
- 2½ cups sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1⅛ cups oil
- 1½ cups milk
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 Tablespoon lemon zest
- 3 Tablespoons poppy seeds
- 3 cups flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1½ teaspoons baking powder
Glaze
- ¾ cup sugar
- ¼ cup lemon juice
- 2 teaspoon lemon zext
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Whisk sugar and eggs together in a large bowl.
- Add oil and milk and whisk until well blended.
- Add lemon juice, vanilla, lemon zest and poppy seeds and whisk until well incorporated.
- Add flour, salt and baking powder and whisk until well incorporated.
- Pour into 2 greased (9x5 inch) bread pans or 5 greased mini bread pans.
- Bake at 350 degrees F for 40-50 minutes or until done. Test with toothpick in center for doneness.
Instruction for glaze
Combine sugar, lemon juice, lemon zest, vanilla into a medium sauce pan. Stir to combine. Bring mixture to a boil. Once a boil has been reached, poke holes in the top of bread loaves with a fork and drizzle and evenly distribute glaze over the tops.
Enjoy!