Anise Seed Bread
I do not care for licorice flavour, but I do like this bread very much. The licorice flavour in this bread is subtle: from anise seeds that I mash with my mortar and pestle and a small measure of anise seed extract. When toasted, this bread is delicious with butter or EVOO. I am making loaves to give to my husband's family and to friends. They pair this bread with "garlic pork", a Guyanese-Portuguese dish that is usually enjoyed at Christmas. The garlic pork production is currently underway this January (Omicron and illness played havoc with our Christmas cooking this past year). My husband and his "bros" are tending to the garlic pork, about 40 lbs. of it--tomorrow they undertake Stage 2 of Garlic Pork.
Years ago we would buy "anise seed bread" from local bakeries. I never understood how their bread could be kept on hand, for months, and not stale. And then I read the ingredients on the packaging--most of which I could not pronounce--they were all chemicals! So the search began for a recipe for anise seed bread. And I found one that we all seem to like.
This is the first pair of about 20 loaves that I will be making.
Years ago we would buy "anise seed bread" from local bakeries. I never understood how their bread could be kept on hand, for months, and not stale. And then I read the ingredients on the packaging--most of which I could not pronounce--they were all chemicals! So the search began for a recipe for anise seed bread. And I found one that we all seem to like.
This is the first pair of about 20 loaves that I will be making.
The ocean is calling.........and I must go.