Served as main course. Vegetarian dish.

Italian

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

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

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 teaspoon, 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.

Preparation time: 10 minutes

Cooking time: 3 1/4 hours

Serves: 14

Yields: 1 Loaf