Pain D'Epices
Ingredients
- 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 ⓘ
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°. Butter a 9-inch loaf pan, dust it with flour, then tap out any excess.
- Sift together the flour, rye flour, baking soda, the ground spices and salt in a bowl. Sprinkle in the anise seeds.
- In the bowl of a standing electric mixer, or by hand, mix together the butter, egg, honey and orange zest.
- 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.
- 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.
- Cool 10 minutes, then tip the cake out of the loaf pan. Let cool completely on a rack before slicing.
- Store tightly wrapped at room temperature up to 1 week, or freeze up to 3 months.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
1022
kcal
51% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).