--- title: "Lemon Poppy Seed Loaf" description: "A tangy and sweet loaf with a delightful crunch from poppy seeds." url: "https://briansunter.com/recipes/lemon-poppy-seed-loaf" --- # Lemon Poppy Seed Loaf A tangy and sweet loaf with a delightful crunch from poppy seeds. 60 minutes cook 20 minutes prep 1 hour 20 minutes total 1 serving bread loaf lemon poppy seed baking dessert Scale Units ## Ingredients - 2.50 cups all-purpose flour - 1 tsp baking soda - 0.50 tsp baking powder - 0.50 tsp salt - 2 tbsp poppy seeds - 1 cup granulated sugar - 0.50 cup brown sugar - 1 cup vegetable oil - 3 eggs - 2 tbsp lemon zest - 0.25 cup fresh lemon juice - \- powdered sugar with a little - \- fresh lemon juice to create a glaze ## Equipment - oven - loaf-pan - bowl - wire-rack ## Instructions ### Prepare Oven 1 Preheat your oven to 350 °F (175°C). Grease your 9x5-inch loaf-pan or line it with parchment paper. ### Dry Ingredients 2 In a large bowl , whisk together the 2.50 cups all-purpose flour , 1 tsp baking soda , 0.50 tsp baking powder , and 0.50 tsp salt . Stir in the 2 tbsp poppy seeds . Set aside. ### Wet Ingredients 3 In another large bowl , beat the 1 cup granulated sugar , 0.50 cup brown sugar packed, and 1 cup vegetable oil until well combined. 4 Beat in the 3 eggs one at a time. Mix in the 2 tbsp lemon zest and 0.25 cup fresh lemon juice until fully incorporated. ### Combine and Bake 5 Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture, stirring until just combined. Note Do not overmix or the loaf will be tough. 6 Pour the batter into the prepared loaf-pan and smooth the top. Bake for 50-60 minutes , or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. ### Cool 7 Allow the loaf to cool in the pan for 10 minutes before transferring it to a wire-rack to cool completely. ### Optional Glaze 8 If desired, mix powdered sugar with a little fresh lemon juice to create a glaze . Drizzle over the cooled loaf. Slice and serve. View Cooklang Source recipe.cook ``` --- title: Lemon Poppy Seed Loaf description: "A tangy and sweet loaf with a delightful crunch from poppy seeds." servings: 1 total time: 1 hour 20 minutes prep time: 20 minutes cook time: 60 minutes tags: [bread, loaf, lemon, poppy seed, baking, dessert] cuisine: American difficulty: easy rating: 4.5 --- == Prepare Oven == Preheat your #oven{} to 350°F (175°C). Grease your 9x5-inch #loaf-pan{} or line it with parchment paper. == Dry Ingredients == In a large #bowl{}, whisk together the @all-purpose flour{2.5%cups}, @baking soda{1%tsp}, @baking powder{0.5%tsp}, and @salt{0.5%tsp}. Stir in the @poppy seeds{2%tbsp}. Set aside. == Wet Ingredients == In another large #bowl{}, beat the @granulated sugar{1%cup}, @brown sugar{0.5%cup} packed, and @vegetable oil{1%cup} until well combined. Beat in the @eggs{3} one at a time. Mix in the @lemon zest{2%tbsp} and @fresh lemon juice{0.25%cup} until fully incorporated. == Combine and Bake == Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture, stirring until just combined. > Do not overmix or the loaf will be tough. Pour the batter into the prepared #loaf-pan{} and smooth the top. Bake for ~{50-60%minutes}, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. == Cool == Allow the loaf to cool in the pan for ~{10%minutes} before transferring it to a #wire-rack{} to cool completely. == Optional Glaze == If desired, mix @powdered sugar with a little{} @fresh lemon juice to create a glaze{}. Drizzle over the cooled loaf. Slice and serve. ```