Spice Bread

By maredan

Ingredients

• 2/3 * 2/3 cups dark honey
• 1/4 * 1/4 cup dark brown sugar
• 1 * 1 cup cream or milk
• 1/2 * 1/2 cup butter
• 2 * 2 cups flour
• 2 * 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 * 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 * 1 teaspoon ginger
• 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon anise seed, crushed
• 1/4 * 1/4 teaspoon coriander (optional)
• 1/4 * 1/4 teaspoon cardamom (optional)
• * pinch nutmeg
• * pinch cloves
• * pinch salt
• * Grated zest of 1 orange or lemon (or a Tbsp candied orange zest)
• 1 * 1 egg, lightly beaten

Details

Servings 10

Preparation

Step 1

1. Put the honey, sugar, milk, and butter in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Sift the dry ingredients and stir in the zest. Make a well in the dry ingredients.
2. Put the egg in the well, and whisk in the honey and milk mixture, gradually drawing in the dry ingredients to make a batter. Pour into a greased and floured loaf pan and bake at 350°F/175°C until a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean, 50 minutes.
3. Cool. Wrap in plastic, and store a few days before serving (the few days of sitting gives the honey flavour time to mature, and the cake tastes even better).