Description: Ol' Miss Poppy makes the best bread. So good, she named it after herself!
Submitted by: GillyWhitfootofHaysend on 2003-07-27 17:49:39
Serves: 1 Loaf for 10 Hungry Hobbits
Prep Time: 10 prep, 75 rising, 45 baking
Difficulty: Intermediate
Ingredients
1 1/4 c. warm water1 pkg. dry yeast
2 tbsp. softened margarine
2 tbsp. poppy seeds
2 tbsp. sugar or honey
2 tsp. salt
3-3 1/2 c. unsifted all-purpose flour
Butter
Instructions
Heat oven to 375 F.Sprinkle yeast over warm water and stir until dissolved.
Add margarine, poppy seeds, sugar, and salt. Stir until blended, about 1 minute.
Stir in enough flour and let rise in warm draft-free place until doubled in
bulk, about 35 minutes.
Stir down and spread evenly in greased
9x5x3 pan. Let rise in warm place free
from draft until doubled, about 40 minutes.
Bake at 375 F. for about 45 minutes. Remove from pan to cool and
brush top with butter.