Blueberry Poppy Seed Sweet Bread Recipe

Slices of blueberry poppy seed bread laying on a piece of parchment paper.

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This Blueberry Poppy Seed is a delicious almond flavored sweet bread that is bursting with juicy blueberries, and a subtle crunch from poppy seeds. It's a perfect balance of a soft crumb, and sweet flavors. Perfect for breakfast, an afternoon snack, or a simple dessert. Plus the bright pop of the orange glaze gives it an extra fresh flavor.

Prep Time15

Cook Time1 10

Total Time1 25

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Blueberry Poppy-seed Bread with Orange Glaze, sweet bread

Servings: loaves

Calories: 3188kcal

Equipment

Large Mixing Bowl

Ingredients

For the Blueberry Poppyseed Bread:

3 cups all purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
2 1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
1 TBS melted butter
1 1/2 tsp almond extract
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup buttermilk
1 cup blueberries
1 1/2 TBS poppy seeds

For the Orange Glaze:

3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup orange juice
1 TBS melted butter
1/2 tsp almond extract
1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

For the Blueberry Poppyseed Bread:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease two 9x5 loaf pans liberally, and set aside.
Mix together the flour, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl and set aside. 3 cups all purpose flour, 1 1/2 tsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp salt
Combine the sugar and oil in another bowl and mix together for a couple minutes. 2 1/4 cup granulated sugar, 1 cup vegetable oil
Add in the eggs, one at a time until combined. Then add in the melted butter, almond extract, and vanilla extract. 3 eggs, 1 TBS melted butter, 1 1/2 tsp almond extract, 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Combine the wet and the dry ingredients, until just mixed. Then mix in the buttermilk gently into the batter. 1 cup buttermilk
Add the blueberries, and poppyseeds and very gently fold them into the batter. 1 cup blueberries,
Divide the batter into the two greased loaf pans. Sprinkle a few extra blueberries on top of the bread.
Bake the loaves for about 50-70 minutes, or until the tops are golden in color and a toothpick can be inserted in the middle, and comes out clean.
Allow the bread to cool for 10 minutes in pans before carefully removing to a wire cooling rack to cool another 10 minutes.

For the Orange Glaze:

Combine all the glaze ingredients in a small sauce pan over medium heat. Cook until sugar dissolves. Stirring often. 3/4 cup sugar, 1/4 cup orange juice, 1 TBS melted butter, 1/2 tsp almond extract, 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Pour the glaze over the warm bread, spooning any that drips off the sides back onto the bread so you can enjoy it all.

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