Nannas Poppy Seed Cake Food

UKRANIAN POPPY SEED CAKE

Steps:

• Heat poppyseeds and milk in a small saucepan over medium heat. Remove from heat just before milk begins to boil. Let stand until milk reaches room temperature.
• Preheat over to 350 degrees.
• Cream together the butter and sugar. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Sift together the dry ingredients (flour, baking powder and salt).
• AIn thirds, alternately beat into the butter and sugar the dry ingredients and milk. Add the vanilla and lemon zest at the end.
• Lightly butter 2 loaf pans and split batter between pans. Bake 40-50 minutes until a toothpick or knife inserted comes out clean.

NANA'S POPPY SEED BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325.
• In a large bowl mix all ingredients together.
• Put in a buttered 2 9"loaf pans and bake for@ 45 minutes, testing with a toothpick for doneness.
• Let cool and slice.
• ENJOY.

POPPY SEED CAKE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine the poppy seeds and milk. Bring to a boil, remove from heat, and allow to rest until cool, about 20 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and prepare a large loaf or tube pan by greasing it with margarine and lightly flouring the inside of the pan.
• In bowl of an electric mixer with a paddle attachment, cream together butter or margarine and sugar. Add egg yolks, vanilla, and poppy seed-milk mixture, and beat until smooth. Gradually add 2 cups flour, salt and baking powder. Mix well; remove bowl from mixer and set aside.
• Place a clean bowl in mixer, with a whisk attachment, and whisk egg whites until stiff but not dry. Gently fold into batter. Scrape into pan, and bake until a knife inserted into the cake comes out clean, about 1 hour. Transfer cake to a rack. Unmold after 15 minutes. When cool, dust cake with confectioners' sugar.

BANANA POPPY SEED CAKE

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees.
• Butter a 13 x 9-inch baking pan (set oven rack to second-lowest position).
• In a bowl sift both flours, baking soda and salt together; set aside.
• In another small bowl mix the buttermilk with the mashed banana; set aside.
• Cream the butter, oil, both sugars and vanilla together until fluffy (about 3-4 minutes).
• Add in the eggs, one at a time to the creamed mixture, beating well after each addition.
• Add in the banana/buttermilk mixture; beat until combined.
• Add in the poppy seeds.
• Add in the flour mixture to the creamed mixture with a wooden spoon ONLY until combined (do not over mix!).
• Transfer batter to prepared baking pan.
• Bake for about 30-35 minutes, or until cake test done.
• Frost with favorite cream cheese frosting or dust with powdered sugar.

NANNA'S POPPY SEED CAKE

Steps:

• Mix poppy seeds, 1 cup milk and 1 tsp. vanilla. Set aside to soak for at least 8 hours.
• Cream butter and 1 1/2 cups of sugar together. Sift flour, baking powder, and 1/2 tsp. salt together. Blend above ingredients together then fold in egg whites beaten stiff.
• Pour into 2 (8-inch) layer cake pans. Bake @350 degrees for 30 minutes.
• Filling:
• Cook 3/4 cup sugar, egg yolks, cornstarch, 1 1/2 cups milk, and 1/4 tsp. salt in double boiler 5 minutes. Cool, then add chopped nuts & 1 tsp. vanilla.
• Put this mixture between layers and frost with frosting of your choice.