Anise Christmas Bread

Name: Anise Christmas Bread
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: ⅞ cup water; 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into pieces; 1 large egg; 1¼ teaspoons salt; 2¼ teaspoons SAF yeast or 2¾ teaspoons bread machine yeast; 2¼ teaspoons SAF yeast or 2¾ teaspoons bread machine yeast; ¾ cup whole glacéed cherries or chopped glacéed apricots; ¾ teaspoon anise extract; 2½ cups bread flour; 3 tablespoons sugar; 2 tablespoons dry buttermilk powder; 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into pieces; 1 teaspoon anise extract; 3½ cups bread flour; ¼ cup sugar; ¾ cup whole glacéed cherries or chopped glacéed apricots; 1⅛ cups water; 1 large egg plus 1 egg yolk; 1 large egg plus 1 egg yolk; 2½ teaspoons SAF yeast or 1 tablespoon bread machine yeast; 1½ teaspoons salt; 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon gluten; 3 tablespoons dry buttermilk powder; 1 cup whole glacéed cherries or chopped glacéed apricots; 1 cup whole glacéed cherries or chopped glacéed apricots; 2½ teaspoons SAF yeast or 1 tablespoon bread machine yeast

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Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Bread Lover's Bread Machine Cookbook

By Beth Hensperger

Published 2000

About

This is a simple, beautiful, Mexican-style holiday bread flavored with candied cherries and anise extract. It is a perfect bread for end-of-the-year festivities since anise is traditionally served at the end of a meal to signify a wish for good fortune. The dough turns a lovely pink hue as the cherries are incorporated into it by the kneading blade. If you like a fancier loaf, glaze it with Confectioners’Sugar Icing after baking.

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