Ingredients
3 cup flour
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
2 1/2 cup sugar
2 tbsp poppy seeds
1 1/2 tsp almond extract
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
3 eggs
1 1/2 cup milk
1 1/3 cup oil
6 tbsp surgar
1/4 tsp almond extract
2 tbsp orange juice
2 tbsp melted butter
Directions
Combine flour, salt, baking powder, 2 1/2 cups sugar, poppy seed,
flavorings, eggs, milk and oil in mixer bowl. Beat at medium speed
until mixed. Spoon into 2 greased and floured 5 x 9-inch loaf pans.
Bake at 350 degrees for 1 1/4 hours or until loaves test done. Brush
hot loaves with mixture of 6 tablespoons sugar, 1/4 teaspoon almond
extract, orange juice and butter.
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Servings: 24 servings
Poppy Seed Holiday Bread Recipe brought to you by Recipe Ideas
Categories: Bread; Breads; Holiday
The History of Recipes
Transcribed cooking instructions as a concept can be traced way back into ancient history, certainly as far back into recorded history as the Egyptians, and possibly even further than that. In practice though, generally, these old recipes were just primitive pictorial recipes for preparing meals.
In an interesting twist, the oldest recipe in existence, according to historians are a few stone tablets in Sumerian which describe the making of bread which is then used to make a drink, quite possibly a form of beer as it is recorded as having made anyone who tried it feel `exhilarated, wonderful and blissful`. During the time of the Romans a man called Apicius compiled some scripts detailing recipes prepared by his fellow Romans. In his scrolls, Apicius recounts how the meals were separated into hors d`oeuvre, entrees and afters, a style of dining still practiced today. He also informs us how the ancient Romans made use of a good variety of herbs and spices, including a few that are still present in modern kitchens like thyme, mint and dill. Moving our culinary historical trip onwards, we have a couple of recipe books from the 14th Century ; one book published under the title `Forme of Cury`, and another titled `Curye on Inglish`. The titles are a little misleading though, these are nothing to do with the curry that is popular today, but instead descriptions of the types of food cooked for the rich people of that time. Later on, in the 15th century, knights returning from the crusades brought us a variety of foods, spices and herbs from Arab countries, such as rosemary and coriander. These new culinary innovations prompted a surge in manuscripts on cooking, many of which are now in academic collections. When we get to the 20th century, recipe books were highly popular due to more people being able to read, people having more spare time and having more money. |
We hope you enjoy this Poppy Seed Holiday Bread recipe.
