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Ukrainian: Poppy Seed Cake

Source of Recipe

Courtesy of Stella @ RecipeCircus


Recipe Link: https://tinyurl.com/2p96rzra

List of Ingredients

◦ ¾ cup poppy seeds
◦ 1 cup milk
◦ ½ pound (2 sticks) butter
◦ 1 ⅓ cups light brown sugar
◦ 3 eggs
◦ 2 cups unbleached white flour
◦ 3 teaspoons baking powder
◦ ½ teaspoon salt
◦ ½ teaspoon vanilla
◦ 1 teaspoon lemon rind


Recipe

Preheat oven to 350° F. Butter two medium loaf pans.

Heat poppy seeds and milk together in a saucepan.
Remove from heat right before it boils. Let stand until room temperature.

Cream butter with sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating *well* after each.

Sift dry ingredients together. Add alternately with poppy seed mixture, stirring well after each addition. Stir in vanilla and lemon rind at the end.

Bake in well-greased loaf pans at 350° F for 40 to 50 minutes, or until cake tester comes out clean.

Makes 2 loaves