I can’t remember a time when I didn’t welcome the sight of a freshly baked Lemon Poppy Seed loaf or anticipate grabbing myself a thick slice as an afternoon snack after a morning of hard work. Of course, I’m not opposed to switching things up from time to time so this Lemon Almond Poppy Seed recipe is a welcome addition to my recipe stash. Whether you’re pairing it with an ice cold glass of milk or tall glass of fresh brewed iced tea, Lemon Almond Poppy Seed bread is a scrumptious snack to enjoy on your own or to serve as desert to your dinner guests.
Lemon Almond Poppyseed Bread Recipe
Ingredients:
Bread
2 cups all purpose flour
3 TB poppy seeds
1 TB baking powder
1⁄2 tsp table salt
3 large eggs, lightly beaten
2/3 cup white sugar
1⁄2 cup olive or canola oil
1⁄2 cup vanilla yogurt
1⁄4 cup milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 1⁄2 tsp almond extract
zest from one fresh lemon
juice from one fresh lemon
Glaze
1/3 cup white sugar
2 TB freshly squeezed lemon juice
1⁄4 tsp vanilla extract
1⁄4 tsp almond extract
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees with rack on lower middle position. Grease one standard size loaf pan and set aside.
2. In a large bowl, combine flour, poppy seeds, baking powder, and salt. Whisk until incorporated.
3. In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs, sugar, oil, yogurt, milk, lemon zest and lemon juice as well as both extracts until well mixed.
4. Add wet ingredients to the dry, folding together with spatula until just mixed in. Do not over mix.
5. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan. Bake 55 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
6. To prepare glaze, combine ingredients in a bowl and whisk together until combined.
7. Brush glaze generously over warm bread top. Allow the bread to finish cooling on a wire rack.
Enjoy!
Makes 1 9×5 loaf
Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Bake Time: 55 minutes
[Total: 1 hr 5 min]
Print this recipe:
- Bread
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 3 TB poppy seeds
- 1 TB baking powder
- 1⁄2 tsp table salt
- 3 large eggs, lightly beaten
- ⅔ cup white sugar
- 1⁄2 cup olive or canola oil
- 1⁄2 cup vanilla yogurt
- 1⁄4 cup milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1⁄2 tsp almond extract
- zest from one fresh lemon
- juice from one fresh lemon
- Glaze
- ⅓ cup white sugar
- 2 TB freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1⁄4 tsp vanilla extract
- 1⁄4 tsp almond extract
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees with rack on lower middle position. Grease one standard size loaf pan and set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine flour, poppy seeds, baking powder, and salt. Whisk until incorporated.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs, sugar, oil, yogurt, milk, lemon zest and lemon juice as well as both extracts until well mixed.
- Add wet ingredients to the dry, folding together with spatula until just mixed in. Do not over mix.
- Pour batter into prepared loaf pan. Bake 55 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- To prepare glaze, combine ingredients in a bowl and whisk together until combined.
- Brush glaze generously over warm bread top. Allow the bread to finish cooling on a wire rack.
- Enjoy!
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That does look good. I’m adding this to my pinterest recipes & giving it a try!
This looks really good. I love breads but I don’t make them very often. I need to get to baking some
Looks delicious. This would be perfect for breakfast.
This sounds so delicious.I can’t wait to make and share.thanks so very much for sharing.
I bet this combo of flavors tastes amazing.
this looks very tasty and love my lemon bread :0 thanks for sharing the recipe with us
I love this recipe.
Oh my, this bread looks delicious. I can almost smell it baking. I am going to pin the recipe because I know my husband will loved it’s! Thanks!
Thanks so much for this recipe. I am definitely going to try it. Looks delicious!!!
I think this sounds like it would be great with a cup of coffee! Gonna try!
Almond and poppy seed is my favorite muffin flavor combination. I love the idea of this bread and that there is a glaze!
I love lemon and poppy seed so this is definitely a recipe I’ll enjoy.
Thank you for sharing and your pictures look great. Your cake came out beautiful.
Carol L
This sounds so good. I can’t wait to try this recipe. Thank you for sharing
I was looking through my pantry stash and noticed I have poppy seeds I haven’t used – this is the perfect recipe to use them – together with the lemon it sounds like a perfect combo!!
Wow this looks good! Just pinned it so I can try it later. Thanks for the wonderful recipe!
this bread looks pretty for presentation. Great to serve to all ages!
This looks absolutely delicious. I just pinned it and I plan to try it very soon!
This is a great and delirious sounding recipe. I can’t wait to make it, it just looks like it is going to be so good.
Now that sound like it taste great. I’m going have to make some for my family
I am on the search for food gifts for Christmas and I think I have found a winner! It looks delicious and I think that it will cook just fin in the smaller loaf pans. I think I will make a batch and see if they will freeze without the glaze which I can add when I take them out if I want. Thanks for the inspiration!
I would enjoy making this Lemon Almond Poppyseed Bread Recipe. It would be very different for me to try and it looks so tasty!
I love lemon and poppy seed together it is fantastic!
Going to pick up some lemons the next time I hit Publix! This recipe hit all my buttons.
Lemon Poppy Seed muffins have always been one of my favorite treats, so this bread sounds right up my alley! Thank you for sharing at Merry Monday!
I can’t wait to try this, it looks super yummy!! I’m sure it’s better than the boxed kind I make. Thank you for sharing the recipe!!
I love this recipe my Grandma used to fix this for me and I loved it , I will try this recipe for my Grandkids and hopefully I can carry on the tradition.
This looks so good and simple to make! I’ve always loved poppyseed bread but you don’t see people making it as often. My grandma said it’s because it’s an older favorite and the old ways are being pushed out. Thanks for linking up with delicious dishes recipe party!
This bread looks fantastic! Thanks for linking up with What’s Cookin’ Wednesday!