I wouldn't because the flavor is extremely strong, but if you absoultely want to dip your pinky in and try it, then to lower the intensity of it ad veg, canola, or grape seed oil
Fennel seed, or star anise, but you need to grind the star anise. You want something that tastes like licorice. The Star Anise is kind of expensive, it comes like 12 in a bottle, for six dollars; they look like stars. There are also liqueurs that taste like licorice, such as Pernod.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anise Anise, like fennel, contains anethole, a phytoestrogen. Anise is a mild antiparasitic and its leaves can be used to treat digestive problems, relieve toothache, and its essential oil to treat lice and scabies. Anise can be used to relieve menstrual cramps.
Yes you can. Substitute 2 teaspoons of ground anise seed for 1 teaspoon of anise extract.
Yes.
The oil is much more potent and should be used sparingly. Extracts are made with alcohol and are therefore already diluted. If a recipe calls for 1 teaspoon extract you should only use 1/4 teaspoon of the oil.
There are a number of different stores that sell anise oil. These include Walmart and Amazon. It is also sold at health food stores.
If for baking, you can use sunflower oil.
Aniseed oil is distilled from Pimpinella anisum and not Illicium verum, which is star anise. Primarily, aniseed oil is used to flavor tobacco products but it is also still used to flavor some food products, as well. Aniseed oil is also a popular home remedy for a variety of conditions--most notably, digestive complaints. Scientifically, aniseed oil has been studied for head lice, fungal infections and type 2 diabetes.
4 liquid ingredients used in baking are water, milk,oil,and cream.
Baking-wise it will work,but the butter may taste better.
In cooking butter can be used for vegetable oil, but it cannot be substituted in baking.
Due to different molecular structures among other things, they cannot. Beans are not often used in baking.