Pecan Poppy Seed Loaf Food

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.

OLD WORLD POPPY SEED ROLL

Steps:

• Place poppy seeds into a food processor and process until seeds are ground, about 1 minute.
• Mix poppy seeds with 3/4 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon melted butter, lemon juice, and hot milk in a bowl; stir to combine. Cover poppy seed filling and refrigerate while making bread (filling will set up and thicken as it chills).
• Mix yeast with water and 2 tablespoons sugar in a small bowl. Allow to stand until the yeast forms a creamy layer.
• Whisk flour with salt in a bowl; use a pastry cutter to cut 1/4 cup butter into the flour mixture until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Pour yeast mixture and egg yolk into flour mixture and stir to make a soft dough.
• Turn dough out onto a floured work surface and knead until smooth and slightly springy, about 5 minutes. If dough is too sticky, knead in more flour, about 2 tablespoons at a time.
• Cut dough into 2 equal pieces. Roll each piece out into a 12x16-inch rectangle.
• Spread half the poppy seed filling over each rectangle, leaving a 1-inch border. Fold the 1-inch border back over the filling on all sides and press down.
• Pick up the shorter side of a dough rectangle and roll it like a jelly roll; repeat with second rectangle. Pinch ends together or tuck ends under to prevent filling from leaking out.
• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper; place rolls seam sides down on the baking sheet and allow to rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Beat egg white in a bowl until frothy; brush the rolls with beaten egg white.
• Bake in preheated oven until dark golden brown on top, 30 to 40 minutes. Remove from oven and cover rolls with a clean kitchen towel until cool to keep crust soft. Cool completely before slicing.

POPPY SEED PECAN BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Lightly grease and flour two 9-inch loaf pans.
• In small bowl, stir together flour, salt and baking powder; set aside.
• In large bowl, beat eggs and add milk, oil and sugar.
• Add poppyseeds and vanilla, then fold in pecans.
• Fold dry ingredients into batter and stir until batter is smooth.
• Pour batter into prepared pans and bake 1 to 1 1/4 hours, or until loaves test done.
• Remove loaves from pan and place on wire rack.
• Meanwhile, combine sugar and orange juice in small saucepan.
• Bring to a boil, then spoon glaze over warm loaves.
• Let cool before slicing.

LEMON POPPY SEED LOAF

Steps:

• Soak poppy seed in hot water at least 10 minutes.
• Mix pudding, cake mix, oil and eggs.
• Beat 1 minute. Add seed and water.
• Mix well.
• Bake 50 minutes at 350 degrees.
• Use 2 loaf pans or 1 Bundt pan.
• Let stand 10 minutes; remove from pan(s).

LEMON POPPY SEED BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, combine cake mix, pudding mix, water, eggs and oil; beat on low speed 30 seconds. Beat on medium 2 minutes. Fold in poppy seeds. , Pour into two greased 9x5-in. loaf pans. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 35-40 minutes. Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack. Mix confectioner's sugar with water to reach drizzling consistency and use to garnish bread along with lemon zest, if desired.

CRANBERRY POPPY SEED LOAF

Steps:

• Grease bottom of an 8 1/2 X 4 1/2 X 2 1/2" loaf pan; set aside.
• In large bowl, mix flour, sugar, poppy seed and baking powder; set aside.
• Blend milk, margarine, egg substitute, vanilla and lemon peel; stir into flour mixture just until moistened.
• Stir in cranberries; spread in prepared pan.
• Bake at 350^ for 60 to 70 minutes or until done, cool.
• Drizzle with glaze if desired.