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Italian Anise Bread

Yields1 Serving

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!

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:
1

Preheat oven to 400°F or 210°C.

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

Let's bake it:
7

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