PEPPER SPICE BREAD
3/4 C warm water
1 egg
4 T honey (I used SF honey)
1/4 C sugar (splenda)
1 t black pepper
1 t anise
1/2 t salt
1/4 t allspice
1/4 t cinnamon
1/4 C butter (margarine)
1/4 C chopped pecans (mixed nuts from a can)
1/4 C dried milk powder
3 C bread flour (regular AP flour)
1 pkg yeast
Set bread machine for 1.5 lb loaf.
I made this many years ago and happened upon the recipe again. Yesterday, we had it on a sandwich and it’s better this morning plain for breakfast. It needs a hearty sandwich. Would be good as a steakhouse bread. It leaves a slight bit of heat from the pepper.
I wonder if leaving out the anise would ruin it; I’m just not crazy about that. Or do the other spices subdue it?