PAXIMADE

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Yield 1 loaf

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 1/2 cups white flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. anise seed; or 2 star anise, ground in a spice mill
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup milk

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350F. butter a 9-by-5-by-3-inch loaf pan. Sift the flour with the baking powder and salt. Add the anise to the flour mixture. In a large bowl, beat the butter and the sugar until the mixture is light and fluffy. Add an egg, beat well, then add the other egg. Beat until the mixture lightens in color, about 1 minute. Add the milk and the sufted flour mizture alternately, the flour in three parts and the milk in two. Fold with a rubber spatula until they are incorporated. Spoon the batter into the loaf pan. Bake the bread for 50 minutes or until a knife inserted in the middle comes out clean. Let the bread cool in the pan 10 minutes before inverting the loaf onto a rack.