Summer Squash Lemon Poppyseed Bread
A delicious sweet bread.
Ingredients
- 1 cup melted butter can also use any type of oil here
- 1 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 1 tsp almond extract
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 eggs
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 2 cups grated summer squash approx. 1 squash
- 1 Tbsp poppyseeds
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 and grease 2 loaf pans.
- Cream together melted butter, sugar, lemon juice and zest, almond flavor and vanilla extract in a large mixing bowl.
- Add the eggs one at a time, allowing each egg to fully incorporate into the mixture before adding another.
- Add salt, baking soda, and baking powder to the mixture. Mix well.
- Add the flour a ½ cup at a time; mix in entirely between additions.
- Fold in the squash and poppy seeds.
- Divide the batter between the prepared loaf pans.
- Bake for 1 hour, until a toothpick inserted into the loaf comes out clean.