K'sra -- Moroccan Bread (morocco -- North Africa)

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast
• 3/4 cup warm water, divided
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon anise seed
• 1 1/2 teaspoons sesame seeds

Recipe

• 1 in a small container, blend together the yeast & warm water & let set 5-10 minutes.
• 2 in a shallow mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, anise seeds & sesame seeds, then gradually pour in the yeast water, stirring to combine well, before adding another 1/2 cup of warm water & blending it into the flour mixture.
• 3 knead for aout 5 minutes, or until the dough is firm & elastic.
• 4 with lightly floured hands, roll dough into a ball, before flattening it into a disk about 6 inches wide & 1 inch thick & placing it on a floured baking sheet. set aside to rise in a warm place for about 1 1/2 hours or until it has doubled in size.
• 5 fifteen minutes before the dough is ready, preheat the oven to 400 degrees f.
• 6 bake bread in the preheated oven 45-50 minutes or until the bread sounds hollow when tapped on the bottom.
• 7 set the loaf on a wire rack to cool slightly, then serve it warm or at room temperature. {freezes well].