Paximade recipe

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Ingredients

2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon anise seed
½ cup unsalted butter, softened
½ cup white sugar
2 eggs
½ cup milk

Nutrition Info

212.9 calories
carbohydrate: 29 g
cholesterol: 52.1 mg
fat: 9 g
fiber: 0.7 g
protein: 4.2 g
saturatedFat: 5.3 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 195.6 mg
sugar: 8.9 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Add the anise seed and mix well.

  2. In a separate large bowl cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in one egg, and then the other. Beat for 1 minute.

  3. Beginning with the flour mixture, alternately add the milk and flour to the large bowl with the creamed butter and sugar. Mix until all ingredients are incorporated.

  4. Spoon batter into a greased 9x5x3 inch loaf pan.

  5. Bake in a preheated 350 degree F (175 degrees C) oven for 50 minutes, or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean. Let the bread cool in the pan for 10 minutes before inverting onto a cooling rack. May be stored in the refrigerator for up to 10 days.

Recipe Yield

1 loaf

Recipe Note

This bread is a greek type of bread that tastes almost like cake, although the sugar content is much lower. It makes a terrific breakfast bread.

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