We’ve really enjoyed making Christmas cookies ahead this year. Usually we’ve waited until Christmas Day to make one kind of cookie for our police officers. Not only does that introduce a tighter schedule for the day but it also doesn’t leave any variety. In addition, we wanted to bless our trash pickup guys. Those plates were delivered last week, and the police force’s basket is ready for them this week!

Then, last Friday afternoon, Poppy Seed Bread needed to be baked for caroling. I think bread is the wrong word for these flavor-packed loaves. Probably Poppy Seed Cake is more accurate. Whatever the case, it’s our go-to treat to give out on caroling night as it’s pretty simple to make. Need the recipe again? See the end of the post.

More Christmas posts coming your way soon.

Love,
Sarah

Now switching gears to the Poppy Seed Loaves.

Poppy Seed Loaves

3 cups flour
2 1/4 cups sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
3 eggs
1 1/2 cups milk
1 1/8 cups oil
1 1/2 Tablespoons Poppy Seeds
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
1 1/2 teaspoons almond flavoring
1 1/2 teaspoons butter flavoring

Mix all ingredients for 1-2 minutes. Pour into 2 large lightly greased loaf pans (in our case, we bought foil pans from the store and divided each batch into three loaves). Bake 1 hour at 350 degrees or until toothpick comes out clean.

Glaze
1/4 cup orange juice
3/4 cup white sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon almond flavoring
1/2 teaspoon butter flavoring

Cool cake 5 minutes. Then, pour glaze over cake. After they’ve cooled, we cover in plastic wrap.

“I will greatly rejoice in the LORD,
my soul shall be joyful in my God;
for he hath clothed me with the
garments of salvation …”
Isaiah 61:10