Story behind the name: My mom makes this bread for Christmas as gifts. This year she made a batch for some of the general authorities that my dad was going to meet with. She threw it in the oven, and then discovered her band-aid that was on her finger was missing. She searched the kitchen frantically (dad had to leave soon) and couldn't find it. She couldn't bring herself to chance it and threw all 7 loaves away. A few days after Christmas, she found the band-aid. It wasn't mixed in the bread afer all!
Beat together until smooth:
6 eggs and 12 egg yolks
4 1/2 c sugar
3 c melted butter
Add:
2 T grated lemon peel
2 T anise seed
2 T anise extract
Stir in 1 1/2 cups each of:
pine nuts
raisins (I don't like raisins so I skip it)
dried apricots
craisins or dried cherries
Add:
16 c flour
4 T baking powder
1 T salt
6 c milk
Add dry ingredients alternately with milk, stirring until mixed.
Before mixing the batter, fold down the cuffs of brown lunch sacks until they are about 4 1/2 inches tall (about 3 folds). Grease sacks or spray with Pam. They will be translucent when greased.
Put bags on a cookie sheet. Be sure the bottoms don't get too brown and be sure there is plenty of room around each bag for the bags to cook evenly. Bake at 325 for 1 hour and 20-45 minutes. It makes 7 sacks. Tie a ribbon around the sack and it's so cute!
From: Mom
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