Showing posts with label bread. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bread. Show all posts

Friday, August 21, 2009

Lemon Poppy Seed Cake Bread

Recipe by For the Love of Cooking.net
Click here if you want to see the original recipe with pictures.

1 cup of Xagave (I just used regular agave nectar - you can find it in the 'natural' foods section at the grocery store)
Zest and juice of 3 lemons
3/4 cup of canola oil (Next time I make this, I'm going to reduce this.)
6 eggs (I used egg substitute)
1 2/3 cups whole wheat flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
2 tsp lemon extract
1-2 tsp poppy seeds (I used 2 tsp)

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Coat two 8x4 loaf pans with canola cooking spray. In a large bowl, whisk Xagave, lemon zest, lemon juice and oil together. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each is added. Stir in remaining ingredients just until dry ingredients are combined. Pour batter into prepared pans.

Bake for 50-60 minutes or until a tester inserted in center comes out clean. Cool and serve.

Review: This had a really interesting flavor - it was bright and lemony, not all that sweet. It tasted very wholesome - probably because of the whole wheat flour. It was a little denser than other breads I've made and a teensy bit oily. Next time I make it, I'll only use 1/2 cup oil.
It wasn't what I expcted, but I really liked it. Simon liked it too, so it's boy approved!