Substitute for Aniseed?

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Recipe with aniseed and kirsch in it. I don't like either and want to try the recipe with something else.

What would you use?

What’s the recipe for? That might help to suggest a good substitute.

Depends what the recipe is making? Maybe something almondy instead?

Fennel ?

As pps say, largely depends on what kind of recipe it is but if it's say, a cake or biscuits, caraway seeds have a much milder flavour than anise. Kirsch you could swap for any other kind of booze as it doesn't have a huge amount of flavour and isn't sweet like cherry brandy... rum or cognac are quite christmassy

What is it? If you dont like two of the ingredients it seems a bit pointless!

Biscuits! I know it's silly, this is purely because I feel like experimenting

Recipe is
4 eggs
450g icing sugar
1 pinch salt
1.5 tbsp aniseed
1 tbsp kirsch
550g flour

I have gin, archers [ that must be ancient! ] rum, Poire- Williams, and a mirabelle one.

Do you like other spices? I’d probably use mixed spice instead, or a mix of cinnamon and ginger.

I’d probably just leave the kirsch out.

... what you have there without aniseed and kirsch is plain biscuits.

You can make any other sort of biscuit out of this recipe. Do that.

Make something else you dafty

Oh yes, mixed spice and rum might be nice

Use your Poire stuff and star anise or clove.

If you really cannot stand any anise flavour go for ground ginger

Vanilla and mirabelle

Ginger and rum

Chilli and Poire William

Oooo DH would not be amused if I corrupt his favourite biscuits with clove

Would calvados and clove work? Is it too sweet?