Serve it with vin Santo or coffee.
Buccellato di Lucca (Anise and Raisin Sweet Bread)
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A soft, lightly sweet yeast bread dotted with raisins and fragrant anise seeds and finished with a thin honey glaze. It is shaped here as the traditional ring. Makes 1 ring loaf in about 3 hr 10 min.
Prep
30 min
Cook
40 min
Cooling
2 hr
Total
3 hr 10 min
Yield
1 ring loaf
Ingredients
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ring loaf
Scales from a half to a double batch. Laminated and yeasted doughs are easiest to handle one batch at a time; bake extra pans in rounds.
- 3 ¼ cups (400 g)bread flour
- ¼ oz (7 g)instant yeast
- ½ cup (90 g)granulated sugar
- ¾ tsp (4 g)fine salt
- ¾ cup (180 ml)whole milk, warm
- 1 (50 g)eggs
- ¼ cup (60 g)unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup (150 g)raisins, soaked 15 minutes in warm water, drained
- 2 ¾ tsp (8 g)anise seeds, lightly crushed
- 1 ½ tbsp (30 g)honey
- 1 tbsp (15 ml)water
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Instructions
- Mix the flour, yeast, sugar and salt in a large bowl. Add the warm milk, egg and butter and mix to a soft dough.
- Knead 8 to 10 minutes by hand or 6 minutes in a mixer until smooth and elastic.
- Knead in the drained raisins and anise seeds until evenly spread.
- Cover and let rise in a warm place about 1 hour until doubled.
- Shape the dough into a rope, form a ring on a lined baking sheet and pinch the ends together. Cover and let rise 45 minutes.
- Heat the oven to 350 F (175 C). Bake 35 to 40 minutes until deep golden and hollow-sounding when tapped underneath.
- Warm the honey with the water and brush it over the hot loaf. Cool before slicing.
Tips
- Drain the raisins well or the dough will turn sticky.
- Crush the anise lightly to release its aroma.
- Slice thick and serve plain or toasted with butter.
- Good with vin Santo or coffee.
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Recipe FAQ
How long does it take to make buccellato di lucca (anise and raisin sweet bread)?
Plan on 30 minutes of prep and 40 minutes of cooking, plus 2 hours to chill. The recipe makes 1 ring loaf.
How should I store buccellato di lucca (anise and raisin sweet bread)?
Wrap well and keep at room temperature up to 4 days; toast older slices.
Can I make buccellato di lucca (anise and raisin sweet bread) ahead?
Yes. It needs time to chill and set, so it is a good one to make the day before you serve it.
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