The Carriage Inn
Bed and Breakfast

Charles Town, West Virginia

Specialty Recipe

Lemon Poppy Seed Bread

Ingredients:

4 eggs

2 cups sugar

One 14-ounce can evaporated milk

1-1/2 cups oil

3 cups all-purpose flour

4 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup poppy seeds

1 Tablespoon lemon extract

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat three 4 x 8-inch pans with non-stick spray. Beat eggs until light and thick. Slowly add sugar and continue beating. Gradually add evaporated milk and oil, beating well. Mixture will be very thick and light colored. Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together and gradually add to egg mixture, beating continuously. Stir in poppy seeds and lemon extract. Pour into loaf pans and bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until cake tester comes out clean and dry. Cool on wire racks. This bread freezes well.

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