ANISE BREAD RECIPE

This recipe will teach you how to make Anise Bread. It is a quick and easy recipe to make. Anise Bread is a wonderful sweet bread to enjoy with a cup of coffee. The flavours of anise seeds and lemon in the bread recipe makes the taste fantastic.

Anise Bread Ingredients

1 packet active dry yeast
2 cups flour sifted
1/3 cup butter
2 tsp anise seeds
1/2 cup milk
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 egg slightly beaten
1 tsp shredded lemon peel
3/4 cup confectioners sugar
2 Tbs lemon juice
1/4 tsp vanilla
1 Tbs cream
dash salt

Anise Bread Method

Combine the 1/2 cup flour, yeast and anise seeds in a large mixing bowl. In a large saucepan heat milk, butter, sugar and salt until just warm and stir till it melts. To the flour mixture add the heated liquid. Then add the egg, lemon peel and juice for 1/2 minute on low speed scraping sides constantly. Then beat 3 minutes on high speed. By hand stir in the remaining flour till it is a soft dough. Put the dough on a floured board and knead for 10 minutes until its smooth and elastic, then place in a lightly greased bowl turning over to grease it all over then let it rise in a warm place for 2 hours.

After 2 hours punch down the dough and let rest for 10 minutes. Shape the dough into a round loaf and cover it and let rise until it has doubled in size around 45 minutes. In a greased pan place the dough and bake the Anise Bread for 35 to 40 minutes in a preheated oven at 375 degrees until done. In a bowl stir in the icing sugar, cream, vanilla and salt until it is smooth and spread it over the top of the warm bread.

Enjoy your freshly made Anise Bread!