Italian Anise Bread

Name: Italian Anise Bread
Ingredients: 3 cups Plain flour; 1 tsp Sugar; 1 tsp Salt; 1 tbsp Instant yeast; 2 tsp Anise seeds; 2 tsp Dried oregano (optional); 1 tsp Dried mint (optional); 1 ½ cups Warm water; 2 tbsp Olive oil; 1 tbsp Flour to sprinkle on dough before baking

Joseph Noujaim

5 years ago

AuthorJoseph NoujaimCategoryBread and DoughDifficultyBeginner

This Italian bread is great to enjoy with any dip or even use it to make a delicious sandwich. I love to enjoy it with olive oil, thick balsamic and parmesan cheese!

Yields1 Serving

Ingredients:

3 cups Plain flour

1 tsp Sugar

1 tsp Salt

1 tbsp Instant yeast

2 tsp Anise seeds

2 tsp Dried oregano (optional)

1 tsp Dried mint (optional)

1 ½ cups Warm water

2 tbsp Olive oil

Save for later:

1 tbsp Flour to sprinkle on dough before baking

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400°F or 210°C.

Mix cups of flour with all dry ingredients in a large bowl. Save tbsp of flour for later.

Add warm water and olive oil and mix with wooden spoon. Dough should stay a bit sticky.

Remove dough from bowl and shape into a circle and sprinkle with remaining flour.

Place dough into any baking tray you have lying around in your kitchen and cover with a kitchen cloth.

Let dough rise and double in size. About 45 minutes.*

Let's bake it:

Bake for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown from the outside.

Click on the timer once you start baking!
35 Minutes

Let me know how it turns out by commenting on the post on Instagram at @chefjosephn. Remember to cook & eat like a BOSS, always!

Notes:

* Let dough rise in a warm place or it will take more than 45 minutes.

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