Anise Bread

Ingredients

Contains: egg, milk, wheat (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)

• 4 cups rye flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/4 cups buttermilk
• 1 1/4 cups packed brown sugar
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup light corn syrup
• 1/2 cup molasses
• 2 eggs
• 1 tablespoon anise seed
• 1 tablespoon melted butter

Directions

Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.

1. Heat the oven to 350°F (177°C). Grease three small loaf pans with a little of the melted butter.

2. In a large bowl, whisk together the rye flour, baking soda, salt and anise seed until evenly combined.

3. In a separate bowl, whisk the buttermilk, brown sugar, white sugar, light corn syrup, molasses, eggs and the remaining melted butter until smooth.

4. Pour the wet mixture into the dry ingredients and stir just until no dry flour remains. The batter will be thick and sticky.

5. Divide the batter evenly among the three prepared pans and smooth the tops.

6. Bake for 35 to 45 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the centers comes out clean.

7. Cool the loaves in their pans for 10 minutes, then turn them out onto a rack to cool completely before slicing.