Herb Bread in Alsatian Style

Ingredients

• 150 g honey
• 75 g whole cane sugar
• 100 ml milk
• 1 tsp Baking Soda
• 1 tbsp anise seeds
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 0.5 tsp ground ginger
• 1 pinch salt
• 50 g Raisins
• 100 g finely milled rye flour
• 150 g finely milled wheat flour
• 0.5 organic lemon (zest)
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 tbsp honey
• 2 tbsp lukewarm water

Instructions

1. 1.

   Preheat the oven to 180°C.

2. 2.

   Add the honey, sugar and milk to a pan, warm while stirring and dissolve the baking soda in it. Mix the remaining ingredients together with the wheat and rye flour in a bowl. Add the honey‑milk mixture, lemon zest and egg yolks. Stir well for about 5 minutes, then pour into a greased and floured loaf tin. Bake in the hot oven on the lower rack for 40–45 minutes.

3. 3.

   Let it cool slightly in the tin, transfer to a wire rack and brush with honey water (mix honey with water beforehand).