Recipe

Steamed Poppy Seed Bread Recipe

	Jo_jo_ba / All my dishes 1 year, 4 months ago Another one of my mom's "Black Box" recipes, though the card is written in my grandmother's hand. I have no idea if my mom ever made it. This is rich cake, filled with butter, eggs, milk and honey, and it fills three 14-oz cans, about 6 slices each.... More Prep:15m Cook:140m Servings:18	Jo_jo_ba
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Ingredients

2 cups sifted cake flour

1 tbsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

3/4 cup whole milk

2 eggs

1 tbsp grated lemon zest

1/2 cup honey

1/4 cup melted butter

1/3 cup poppy seeds

Directions

Grease three 14-oz cans and put a large kettle of water on to boil.

Sift flour, baking powder and salt into a bowl.

Beat together milk, eggs, zest, honey, butter and poppy seeds.

Pour mixture into dry ingredients, beat well.

Fill cans 3/4 the way full and cover tightly with foil.

Set on a rack in a large pot., and pour boiling water 1/3 of the way up the cans.

Bring water back up to a gentle boil, cover pot and steam 2 hours.

Cool 10 minutes in cans before turning out onto a rack to cool completely.

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jo_jo_ba 1 year, 4 months ago said:
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 130.3
Total Fat: 4.8 g
Cholesterol: 31.6 mg
Sodium: 12.6 mg
Total Carbs: 19.5 g
Dietary Fiber: 0.7 g
Protein: 3.0 g

fluffy24 1 year, 4 months ago said:
Thanks!

tuilelaith 1 year, 4 months ago said:
You had me at Grandmother's hand.... I love them as old as possible!!!

fishtrippin 1 year, 4 months ago said:
MMM...I love steamed breads and I love honey. This would be a treat with tea! Thanks!

herby 1 year, 4 months ago said:
Oh yum!

ttaaccoo 1 year, 2 months ago said:
Sounds like fun--I've never steamed bread. I remember loving the boston bread in the cans at grocery store!

your mother's "black box" is a true treasure.

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