To make without a bread machine: Put yeast and warm water in mixer like Bosch or Kitchenaid, let sit 5 minutes or until frothy. Add brown sugar, butter softened, onion, onion powder, dried milk, sale, poppy seed, and pepper in order. Lightly mix for 15 seconds. Add flour until it pulls away from the sides of the mixer and the walls of the bowl are clean from any dough or flour. (about 2 1/2- 3 1/2 cups) Let knead for 10-12 minutes. Put in a lightly greased bowl and turn to coat all of the ball of bread. Cover and let rise for about 1 hour or until it doubles in size. Punch down and form into loaves (or braid and place on greased baking sheet) and let rise again for about 1 hour or until it doubles in size. Bake for 20 - 25 minutes at 350.

This bread is awesome. Kinda reminds me of a Purim bread that my DH family makes. I am making it again tonight. I also put onion flakes in it. Thanks for the memories! Well, this time I braided it and brushed it with egg and sprinkled poppy seed over it. I let it rise again and OMG. It was perfect. In fact, I have to make it again tomorrow for step daughter and hubby.

well...dunno...kinda odd ingredients but it worked ... i put in more poppyseeds which didnot affect it...and it was very tasty and light...coming from a bread machine...i will make it again...and if there is onion flavoring...next time will do a wee bit of garlic powder...thanks the recipe was good to me