From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...This is one of the first breads I learned to make, and I suspect the pleasant memories associated with those very early days in the kitchen explain why it holds a place in my permanent rotation. It has been my favorite bread for over 6 decades now, and while I try to replace it, I've never found an adequate substitute. When this bread was first featured on One Perfect Bite, I posted 2 recipes for it, one modern and one not so much. Although I appreciate the ease with which the no-knead version comes together, I am a traditionalist and use the original method when I make this bread for the Silver Fox and myself. I love the heady aroma of the orange and anise seeds as the bread bakes and I can't think of a bread in the world that makes a better open-faced sandwich. If you have never had Limpa bread, I urge you to give either version of this bread a try. Here is what I had to say about the bread back in 2008.
