Easy-to-Make Poppy Seed Bread
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar
¼ cup poppy seed
3 ½ teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 ¼ cups milk
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
Mix all ingredients. Beat 30 seconds.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease bottom only of loaf pan 9x5x3 or 2 smaller gift-sized loaf pans. Pour bread batter into the pan. Bake the 9-inch for 55 to 65 minutes. Bake the smaller pans for 30 minutes and then check. Bake either size until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
If you want to take the poppy seed bread out of the pan, cool slightly and loosen sides before you remove it. Cool completely before slicing. You can wrap it in plastic and store it in the refrigerator up to one week. Makes 1 large or 2 small loaves.
