Poppy Seed Bread

I have a great recipe for Poppy seed cake (which I will have to make sometime soon so I can put it on my blog) but this time I decided to make a Poppy Seed Bread from scratch to see what the difference was in taste. The differences are about what you might expect. It is less sweet but still tastes great - especially with the glaze.

3 cups flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 tsp salt
2 1/2 cup sugar
1 1/2 cup milk
1 1/8 cup vegetable oil
2 Tbsp poppy seeds
3 eggs
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 tsp almond extract

Mix the first seven ingredients together in a large bowl. Whisk together last three ingredients in a separate bowl and then combine in large bowl. Grease two large loaf pans. Bake at 325° for 50-60 minutes. Start checking with fork or toothpick at about 45 minutes. (Five small loaf pans bake for around 30 minutes)


Glaze:
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla
2 tsp melted butter
1/4 cup prepared orange juice
1/2 tsp. almond extract

Mix all ingredients together. Brush on top of bread while still warm. Let bread cool for 10 minutes, remove from pans and brush the rest of the glaze on top and sides.