Sesame-Anise Bread

Name: Sesame-Anise Bread
Prep time: 2 h 30 min
Cook time: 2 h 30 min
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon anise seeds; 1 Tbsp orange-flower water (or 1/4 teaspoon each grated lemon zest and orange zest); 2 Tbsps extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for the parchment paper; 454 grams prepared pizza dough, at room temperature, torn into pieces; 2 Tbsps sesame seeds; 1 Tbsp sugar; 2 Tbsps unsalted butter, melted

Sesame-Anise Bread requires about 2 hours and 30 minutes from start to finish. One portion of this dish contains roughly 5g of protein, 9g of fat, and

Instructions

Combine the pizza dough, olive oil, melted butter, sugar, sesame seeds, anise seeds and orange-flower water in a food processor; pulse until the ingredients are incorporated and the dough gathers around the blade. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and lightly oil the parchment. Form the dough into a ball and pat into a 6-inch disk on the parchment. Cover with a large bowl; let rise in a warm place until airy and spread into a flat round, 1 hour, 30 minutes to 2 hours.

Ingredients you will need

Orange Flower Water

Sesame Seeds

Anise

Dough

Olive Oil

Butter

Spread

Sugar

Cooking Oil

Equipment you will use

Baking Paper

Food Processor

Baking Sheet

Bowl

Put an upside-down baking sheet in the oven and preheat to 400 degrees F.

Equipment you will use

Baking Sheet

Oven

Remove the bowl from the dough; put the baking sheet with the dough on the hot baking sheet in the oven and bake until golden, about 15 minutes. Reduce the oven temperature to 300 degrees F and continue baking until the bread sounds hollow when tapped, 15 to 20 more minutes.

Ingredients you will need

Bread