Italian Anise Bread
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Cooking:
15 min.
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Servings per container:
20
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Ingredients for - Italian Anise Bread

1. All-purpose flour - 12 ⅜ cups
2. White sugar - 2 cups
3. Anise seed - 5 tablespoons
4. Warm water - ½ cup
5. Active dry yeast - 2 (.25 ounce) packages
6. Warm milk - 2 cups
7. Eggs, at room temperature - 8
8. Butter, melted - ½ cup

How to cook deliciously - Italian Anise Bread

1. Stage

Combine flour, sugar, and anise seed together in a very large bowl; create a well in the center.

2. Stage

Mix warm water and yeast together in a bowl. Let stand until the yeast softens and begins to form a creamy foam, about 10 minutes.

3. Stage

Beat warm milk, eggs, and butter together in a bowl; stir into yeast mixture. Add milk mixture to the well in the flour mixture. Knead flour-milk mixture using your hands until dough and your hands are no longer sticky. Cover dough with a clean cotton cloth and let rise, 8 hours to overnight.

4. Stage

Grease and flour 6 loaf pans.

5. Stage

Punch dough down and divide into 6 portions. Mold each portion into a round shape and place each in a prepared pan. Cover pans and let rise for 1 hour more.

6. Stage

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

7. Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until bread is cooked through, 45 to 50 minutes.