Pain D'epices

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 9
• 3 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup dark rye flour
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly-grated nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon anise seed
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature (1/2 stick)
• 1 large egg, at room temperature
• 1 cup honey
• 1 tablespoon finely grated orange zest
• 1 cup water

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350º. butter a 9-inch loaf pan, dust it with flour, then tap out any excess.
• 2 sift together the flour, rye flour, baking soda, the ground spices and salt in a bowl. sprinkle in the anise seeds.
• 3 in the bowl of a standing electric mixer, or by hand, mix together the butter, egg, honey and orange zest.
• 4 add the water, then add the dry ingredients in three additions, scraping the sides of the bowl to make sure everything gets mixed in evenly.
• 5 transfer the batter to the prepared loaf pan and bake for 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. the top will bake to a somewhat dark color, which is normal.
• 6 cool 10 minutes, then tip the cake out of the loaf pan. let cool completely on a rack before slicing.
• 7 store tightly wrapped at room temperature up to 1 week, or freeze up to 3 months.