Pain d'Epices
3/4 cup honey
1/2 cup light brown sugar
3/4 cup
water
2 cups
all-purpose flour
1 large egg, beaten
1 large egg yolk
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons ground anise seeds
1 1/2 teaspoons allspice
1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 1/2 teaspoons nutmeg
1 1/2 teaspoons ginger
3/4 teaspoon cloves
Preheat the oven to 350 F. Butter a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan, and set aside. In
a saucepan, bring the honey, brown sugar, and water to a boil. Boil gently
over medium heat, stirring once or twice, uncovered, for 5 minutes. Remove
from heat and gradually sift in 1 cup of the flour, whisking steadily. Set
aside. In a large mixing bowl, whisk the egg and the yolk until
frothy. Sift the remaining cup of flour with the baking powder, baking
soda, anise seeds, allspice, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and cloves. Add the
honey mixture to the eggs; then add the sifted ingredients. Mix just until
blended, then pour the mixture into the loaf pan. Bake until the bread is
firm to the touch and has begun to pull away from the sides of the loaf
pan, about 45 minutes. Cool IN THE PAN on a wire rack.
I made this yesterday. It's almost gone!
It's from "Paris Boulangerie-Patisserie" by Linda Dannenberg.
Bob the Tarheel Baker