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Orange Poppy Seed Bread

Modified: Dec 30, 2024 · Published: Jun 16, 2015 by Anna · This post may contain affiliate links · 7 Comments

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I made Orange Poppy Seed Bread because there's a lack of orange flavored recipes on Cookie Madness, and occasionally I meet people who love orange. A baker's gotta be prepared, right? So I made this bread for fun and was blown away by how good it was.

Orange Poppy Seed Bread could easily double as Orange Pound Cake.
Orange Poppy Seed Bread

Orange Poppy Seed Bread or Cake?

It rose nicely in the center and was as dense and sweet as pound cake. The original recipe from The Junior League Celebration book categorizes it as bread, but trust me -- it's cake and it will be just as satisfying. It halves nicely, so if you only need one loaf then no problem.

orange poppy seed bread

Orange Poppyseed Cake Tips

Here are a couple of tips. Grease and flour the bottom only and leave the sides bare so that the bread clings to the sides and rises in the middle. If your pans are nonstick, just line the insides with foil to cover the nonstick coating, then only grease and flour the bottoms. The second tip is to enhance the flavor by adding a bit of good orange oil. The only citrus flavorings I like are by Boyajian, so at one point I bought a little trio of lime, orange and lemon oils. They've lasted a couple of years and they always seem to make lime, orange and lemon things taste a little more like what you'd get at a bakery. They're a good investment.

Orange Poppy Seed Bread
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Recipe

Orange Poppy Seed Bread

Orange Poppy Seed Bread

Anna
Orange Poppy Seed Bread is an easy orange quick bread with a light orange glaze. To kick up the orange flavor I used a little Boyajian orange oil.
5 from 2 votes
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Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 1 hour hr
Total Time 1 hour hr 10 minutes mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 28

Ingredients
 

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour (395 grams)
  • 2 ¼ cups sugar (440 grams)
  • 2 tablespoons poppy seeds
  • 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 3 large eggs, bring to room temperature
  • 1 ½ cups milk
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 tablespoons orange zest
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ¾ teaspoon orange oil such as Boyajian --optional

Glaze

  • ¼ cup fresh orange juice
  • ¾ cup powdered sugar
  • Tiny splash of vanilla

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease bottoms only of 2 8x4 inch loaf pans.
  • Weigh your flour or if measuring by volume, use a light hand and spoon the flour into the cup before leveling.
  • In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, sugar, poppy seeds, baking powder and salt.
  • In a second bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, oil, orange zest and vanilla.
  • Add the liquid mixture to the flour mixture and stir until smooth. Pour into the loaf pans, dividing evenly among the two, and bake for 1 hour at 350 F.
  • Let loaves cool. While they are cooling, mix together the ¼ cup orange juice and the powdered sugar. Add a tiny splash of vanilla. Prick the loaves all over the top with a skewer, then slowly pour the glaze over the loaves. Let them cool completely.

Notes

If you halve the recipe, use 1 large egg plus 2 tablespoons of lightly beaten egg or try 1 jumbo egg plus 1 yolk. 
Keyword Orange Poppyseed
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  1. Sue says

    June 18, 2015 at 11:34 am

    Your orange bread looks delicious. I like orange in baked goods but don't really seek it out.

  2. Anna says

    June 18, 2015 at 7:34 am

    Judy, thanks for the validation! Any other recipes from that book you recommend? This one was just so fantastic. Have you ever tried making it in with lemon?

  3. Gloria says

    June 17, 2015 at 5:25 pm

    5 stars
    This cake bread cross section looks blue ribbon worthy!! I only wish my quick breads would look so good. I appreciate your tips on how to make these quick breads rise. I've made so many flat quick breads. I always try to find a way to add orange to baked goods. I think panera adds a bit of orange extract or oil to their icing on their pecan braids which makes them irrestible to me.

  4. Anna says

    June 17, 2015 at 11:02 am

    Shirley, if you have found any interesting blueberry recipes, let me know! We've been enjoying the lower prices this season.

    Todd, I'm so glad they liked it. I'm going to make this one again soon.

  5. Todd says

    June 17, 2015 at 10:35 am

    5 stars
    This was a big hit at work today.

  6. Judy says

    June 17, 2015 at 11:13 am

    I use this exact recipe from Celebration Junior cookbook. I think I will try it with the orange oil next time like you did. My recipe calls for both vanilla and almond extracts.

    This is my go-to recipe for orange bread - delicious!

  7. Shirley D says

    June 16, 2015 at 7:13 pm

    This looks and sounds great, Anna ... and we love orange. I've made a note to try it in the fall. Right now I'm SO in love with the white peaches and nectarines and, of course, blueberries ... so they seem to be appearing every day while they're at their peak!
    But I'll be back to this. I even made a note on my calendar!

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