French Spiced Bread
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons melted unsalted butter ⓘ
- 1/2 cup whole almonds
- 1/2 cup store-bought or
- 1/2 cup dried apricots ⓘ
- 1/2 cup dried plums ⓘ
- 2 cups honey ⓘ
- 1 1/4 cups whole milk ⓘ
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt ⓘ
- 6 (3") cinnamon sticks
- 3 star anise pods ⓘ
- 3 cups all-purpose flour ⓘ
- 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon baking powder ⓘ
- 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon
- 2 teaspoons baking soda ⓘ
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325°F. Grease loaf pans with melted butter.
- Toast almonds on a rimmed baking sheet, tossing once or twice, until golden brown and fragrant, 6-8 minutes. Coarsely chop zest, apricots, plums, and toasted almonds. Transfer to a small bowl.
- Bring honey, milk, salt, cinnamon, and star anise to a boil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Meanwhile, whisk flour, baking powder, spice mix, and baking soda in a large bowl.
- Strain honey mixture through a fine-mesh sieve into dry ingredients and whisk to combine. Add eggs and whisk until incorporated. Using a spatula, quickly fold in zest mixture.
- Divide dough between prepared pans, filling each about three-quarters full. Bake bread until tops are golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the centers comes out clean, 35-40 minutes.
- Let bread cool 10 minutes in pan, then carefully remove from pan and transfer to a wire rack.
- Bread can be made 5 days ahead. Tightly wrap and store at room temperature, or freeze up to 1 month.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
780
kcal
39% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).