Spice Bread and French Kids Eat Everything
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- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1½ cups whole wheat flour
- 2½ teaspoons baking soda
- 1½ teaspoons ground cinnamon (optional)
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg (optional)
- ¼ teaspoon ground cloves (optional)
- ¼ teaspoon ground ginger (optional)
- 1 teaspoon anise seeds (optional)
- 1 cup honey
- ½ cup molasses (or use an additional ½ cup honey)
- 3 tablespoons salted butter (or unsalted but add a pinch of salt)
- 1 tablespoon finely grated orange zest
- 1½ cups milk
- Preheat oven to 325F.
- Butter a loaf pan and dust with flour.
- In a large mixing bowl, stir together the flour, baking soda, and spices.
- In a medium pot over low heat, stir together the honey, molasses, milk, butter, and orange zest until combined. Remove from heat.
- Stir the liquid mixture into the dry mixture until combined, but do not over mix it. It will have an airy mousse like consistency.
- Pour the batter into your [prepared bread loaf pan. Bake for 50-60 minutes. (Done when a knife/toothpick inserted comes out clean.)
- Note - For best results, let cool for a few hours before slicing.
Recipe by Cake Student at https://www.cakestudent.com/spice-bread-and-french-kids-eat-everything/
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