Anise Almond Loaf (Bread Machine)

Submitted by Annacia

"I much prefer to use my machine to do the mixing and kneading and then remove the dough to finish in the oven. This is a very tasty loaf and makes lovely toast."

 

• Ready In: 3hrs 15mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 16

ingredients

• 3⁄4 cup water (70 to 80 degrees F)
• 1 eggs or 1/4 cup Egg Beaters egg substitute
• 1⁄4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine, softened
• 1⁄4 cup sugar or 1/4 cup Splenda sugar substitute
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 3 cups bread flour
• 1 teaspoon anise seed
• 2 teaspoons active dry yeast
• 1⁄2 cup chopped almonds

directions

1. In bread machine pan, place first eight ingredients in order suggested by manufacturer.
2. Select basic bread setting.
3. Choose light crust color and loaf size if available.
4. Bake according to bread machine directions (check dough after 5 minutes of mixing; add 1 to 2 tablespoons of water or flour if needed).
5. Just before the final kneading (your machine may audibly signal this), add almonds.

Reviews

[COOKGIRl]

I love the flavor combination in this bread! The true test though was how good it tastes the next day. We made French toast with day old bread and it was very delicious! I prepped the dough in an ABM, finished by shaping two loaves in 8x4 parchment-lined loaf pans and letting rise 25 minutes in a warm spot. The loaves were done baking after twenty five minutes @ 350 degrees. Thanks for posting! Reviewed for Veg Tag July.

 

[NorthwestGal]

This was very good, and it was a really moist and light bread. And it was so easy, just toss all the ingredients in and let the bread machine do all the work. I did, however, take the dough out of the machine, transferred it to a loaf pan and baked it in the oven. Because we wanted to slice the bread for sandwiches. Very Good. Thanks, Annacia.

 

[duonyte]

My dough was a little too soft - and I was worried about adding more flour (I must have mismeasured something!) - so I scraped it all into a loaf pan and baked it that way. Quite excellent - a lot of people commented how they liked the fact that it was not really sweet. Also, I used whole almonds and just threw them in at the beginning - they were "chopped" by the time the cycle finished. Thanks for a tasty treat.

 

[DebbyEye]

This bread is the best thing that ever happened to my husband. I don't love the taste of anise like he does.He grew up in an Italian family who made anise biscotti, anise cookies. and anise pizzelles. This bread will be made often. Thanks for the recipe.

 

[Kim D.]

This bread is very good. I was a little worried that 1 teaspoon of anise seeds would give the bread too strong of an anise flavor, but I was wrong. The almonds add a nice touch. I will make this again. Thank you Annacia for posting! (ZWT3 - Zingo)