Outstanding Orange Poppyseed Loaf

OK people, are you listening?! Do yourself a favor and MAKE this.....like NOW! I found this recipe many years back when I was looking at some pampered chef recipe books that my friend Amber brought to work. This one stuck out and I knew I had to try it right away...well several years later, I have to admit I have probably made it close to 50 or more times. I use to make it for every get together, and people started to request it. I would whip some up over the holidays in mini loaf pans for friends and neighbors. After trying many other quick sweet bread recipes....this is still and will always be my favorite! It is sure to become a new favorite in your house as well!
From Pampered Chef

 * Before you start to make the bread remove from the fridge 3 eggs, 1/2 cup sour cream and 1 stick of butter..allow them to come to room temp 30 mins...maybe closer to 1 hour for the butter.

1 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 Tablespoon poppy seeds
2 teaspoon orange zest
1/2 cup (1 stick of butter) room temp
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 eggs, room temp
1/2 cup sour cream , room temp

For the Glaze
1/3 cup of powdered sugar
2 Tablespoons fresh squeezed orange juice, from your zested orange
1 teaspoon orange zest

* you will probably end up using 2 oranges total

Preheat oven to 325*
Butter a loaf pan well, and set aside. Combine the flour, baking powder, salt, poppy seeds, and orange zest together in a small bowl and set aside.
In a large bowl beat the butter on high for 30 seconds with a hand mixer. Add the sugar and continue to beat the butter with the sugar together for 3 min. until it is light and fluffy. Then add the vanilla and beat to combine.
With your mixer on medium speed, add in the eggs, one at a time beating 30 seconds after each egg to combine.
With the mixer on low speed, add 1/3 of the flour mixture, beat until just combined.
Then add in 1/2 of the sour cream and beat until just combined
Then add another 1/3 of flour and mix to combine
Then the other 1/2 of the sour cream and combine
Then the last of the flour mix and beat just to combine
Pour batter into pan and bake for 60 mins.

When the bread has about 5 mins left to bake make the glaze, combine the powdered sugar, orange juice and zest in a small bowl.

Once the loaf is done remove from the pan right away and brush on a thin layer from glaze all over the loaf, wait 5 mins or so and repeat. Let cool and then slice and enjoy!