1 cup ground poppy seed
1 cup milk
1 cup butter
2 cups sugar
3 eggs, separated
2 cups flour
1/2 tsp. salt
2 1/2 tsp. double-action baking powder
2 tsp. vanilla extract
powdered sugar
put poppy seeds in milk, bring to a boil, and set it aside for 1 hour. preheat oven to 350 degrees. cream butter and sugar together. beat in egg yolks. add poppy seed-milk mixture. sift flour, salt, and baking powder; stir into dough. beat whites of eggs until stiff, and fold into dough with vanilla. grease a large loaf pan with butter or margarine. sprinkle flour over sides, fill pan, and bake approximately 1 hour. if it springs back when touched with a finger and if a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean, the cake is ready. invert it over a rack to cool. just before serving, sprinkle powdered sugar on top.
ukrainians take pride in grinding their own poppy seeds fresh for each occasion - and i like that idea :)
enjoy those sweet soft uncomplicated moments of life! celebrate simplicity with a slice of poppy seed cake *
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