Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup warm whole milk or 2 percent milk
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 large egg yolk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 teaspoons anise flavoring (or 3 tsp. if desired)
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup soft room temp. butter
  • 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons gluten (optional)
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast

Method

  • Place in order of your manufacturers instructions for your bread machine (makes 1 1/2 pound loaf).
  • Place on sweet bread setting, light crust.
  • Checking as mixing that it forms a smooth slight tacky ball of dough.
  • If dough is sloppy, add a tsp, flour at a time.
  • If dough is too hard like, add a tsp milk, at a time.
  • Although at this time I did not have to adjust my dough upon mixing.
  • Remove when completed baking, to a wire rack.
  • Cool thoroughly before cutting with a serrated bread knife, or before storing.