Subj : St. Basil 07 To : All From : Dave Drum Date : Sun Jun 13 2021 16:10:58 MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 Title: St Basil's Bread Categories: Breads Yield: 1 Loaf 4 1/2 c Flour 1 pk Dry yeast 1 ts Grated lemon peel 1/2 ts Anise seed; crushed 1 c Milk 1/4 c Butter 1/4 c Sugar 3/4 ts Salt 2 lg Eggs 1 Beaten egg yolk Sesame seeds In large bowl, combine 2 cups flour, yeast, lemon peel, and anise seed. Heat together milk, butter, sugar, and salt to 120ºF/49ºC, stirring constantly. Add to dry mixture; add 2 eggs and beat at low speed of mixer for 1 minute, then at high speed for 3 minutes. By hand, stir in enough flour to make a stiff dough. Turn out onto floured surface and knead until smooth. Shape into a ball, place in lightly greased bowl, then turn over once to grease top. Cover; let rise until double (1 to 1 1/4 hours). Punch down and divide into sixths. Cover; let rest for 10 minutes so it is easier to roll out. Shape a sixth of dough into flat 8" round. Place in greased 8" round cake pan. Repeat with second sixth. Divide third portion into 2 parts. Shape each into 18" long strands, then twist both together into a rope and place in a 7" circle on top of pan. Repeat with remaining dough so you have 2 breads. Combine egg yolk with it and brush on loaves once they have risen until double (30-45 minutes). Sprinkle with sesame seeds. Bake @ 375ºF/190ºC for 20-25 minutes until nicely browned. Remove from pans. Cool on rack. RECIPE FROM: https://www.cooks.com Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives MMMMM .... Garlic is to cooking as vanilla extract is to baking. --- EzyBlueWave V3.00 01FB001F * Origin: Tiny's BBS - telnet://tinysbbs.com:3023 (1:229/452) .