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Spice Bread from French Kids Eat Everything

Spice Bread and French Kids Eat Everything

Adapted from French Kids Eat Everything by Karen Le Billon.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Course: bread, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine: French
Ingredients Instructions Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon optional
  • 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg optional
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves optional
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger optional
  • 1 teaspoon anise seeds optional
  • 1 cup honey
  • 1/2 cup molasses or use an additional 1/2 cup honey
  • 3 tablespoons salted butter or unsalted but add a pinch of salt
  • 1 tablespoon finely grated orange zest
  • 1 1/2 cups milk

Instructions
 

  1. Preheat oven to 325F.
  2. Butter a loaf pan and dust with flour.
  3. In a large mixing bowl, stir together the flour, baking soda, and spices.
  4. In a medium pot over low heat, stir together the honey, molasses, milk, butter, and orange zest until combined. Remove from heat.
  5. Stir the liquid mixture into the dry mixture until combined, but do not over mix it. It will have an airy mousse like consistency.
  6. Pour the batter into your [prepared bread loaf pan. Bake for 50-60 minutes. (Done when a knife/toothpick inserted comes out clean.)

Notes

Note - For best results, let cool for a few hours before slicing.