Poppy Seed Tea Cake

Original Day Family cookbook

Ingredients:

• • 1/3 cup poppy seeds

  • 1 cup buttermilk

  • 1 cup butter

  • 1-½ cup sugar

  • 4 eggs

  • 1 tablespoon orange extract

  • 2-½ cup flour

  • 2 teaspoon baking powder

  • 1 teaspoon baking soda

  • ½ teaspoon salt

Directions:

Combine poppy seeds and buttermilk. Refrigerate overnight for full flavor.

Cream butter with sugar til light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time. Blend in flour alternately with poppy seed mixture, end with dry ingredients. Turn half of batter into greased and floured 10" bundt pan. Sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar mix (2 tablespoonsugar; 1 teaspoon cinnamon). Add batter. Bake 350^o over one hour. Cook 10 min. in pan.

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