Orange-almond poppy seed bread

Cooking time: 2 hours 30 minutes
Portions: 10

Ingredients:

• 2 tsp baking powder
• 50 gramms poppy seeds
• 50 gramms toasted almonds
• 225 gramms baking flower
• 4 eggs
• 2 oranges
• 5 Tbs sour cream
• 225 gramms soften butter
• 3 Tbs milk

For Frosting:

• 200 gramms mascarpone
• 3 Tbs orange juice

Directions

Preheat oven to 320F.

Chop the nuts and remove the peel from oranges. Using a sharp knife slice the orange peel finely. Squeeze the juice from one half of the orange and set aside.

Wash the poppy seed in warm water. Use a paper towel over the colander to drain. Add hot water to the bowl with seeds again and let it stay for a few minutes. Drain.

Using mixer, combine soften butter, flour, eggs, backing powder and sugar. When the batter becomes consistent add milk.

Take the loaf pan and cover it with the buttered parchment paper. Pour half of the batter. Sprinkle the orange stripes evenly to create a nice layer effect for later. Cover with the rest of the dough. Bake 55-60 minutes. After the bread is done let it cool in the pan then take it out.

For frosting, combine 3 Tbs orange juice with mascarpone and 3 Tbs sugar powder (if needed). When the bread is completely cool cover with frosting all sides.