Poppy Seed Bread

I'm sharing a recipe today from my mom's collection. She made this poppy seed bread a good bit when we were growing up, but I never knew there was a glaze for it. We would just spread the slices with a dab of butter and warm it up in the toaster oven. When she sent me a copy of the recipe, I realized there was a glaze, and, I must admit, I got a little happy inside...

Ingredients:

3 eggs

2 cups of sugar

1 1/2  cups of oil

1 large can of evaporated milk

3 tablespoons of poppy seed (I used 2)

3 cups of self-rising flour

1 teaspoon of vanilla

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour 2 loaf pans. Mix sugar and flour in a large bowl.

Add other ingredients and mix well.

Divide evenly in pans and bake for 50-60 minutes or until golden brown. As loaves are cooling, make the glaze. :-)

Glaze Ingredients:

3/4 cup of sugar

1/4 cup of orange juice

1/2 teaspoon of vanilla

1/2 teaspoon of butter flavoring

Directions:

Stir all ingredients over medium heat. Bring to a brief boil to dissolve the sugar. Pour over the cooled loaves.

Enjoy!

Kathryn