Anise Easter Bread Bread Machine Loaf

• 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 (or 3 tsp. if desired)
• 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

1. Place in order of your manufacturers instructions for your bread machine (makes 1 1/2 pound loaf).
2. Place on sweet bread setting, light crust.
3. Checking as mixing that it forms a smooth slight tacky ball of dough.
4. If dough is sloppy, add a tsp, flour at a time.
5. If dough is too hard like, add a tsp milk, at a time.
6. Although at this time I did not have to adjust my dough upon mixing.
7. Remove when completed baking, to a wire rack.
8. Cool thoroughly before cutting with a serrated bread knife, or before storing.

milk, eggs, egg yolk, vanilla, anise flavoring, salt, granulated sugar, butter, flour, active dry yeast

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/anise-easter-bread-bread-machine-loaf-88299 (may not work)