Poppyseed Pecan Bread

2 1/3 cups sugar
1½ cups vegetable oil
1½ cup buttermilk
1½ teaspoons vanilla
1½ teaspoons melted butter
1½ teaspoons flavoring
3 cups all purpose flour
3 eggs
1½ teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup chopped Pecans - more is better
1½ tablespoons poppy seed

Grease pans and put paper in bottom of pan. Mix all ingredients together. Pour into three 8½ X 4½ X 2½ pans. Bake at 350° for 50-60 minutes, until toothpick comes out clean.

Glaze:
½ teaspoon each of vanilla, melted butter and almond flavoring; ¼ cup of orange juice and ½ cup of confectioners sugar. Brush glaze on loaves while warm. Delicious with cream cheese spread on baked bread.