Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 6 cups flour
  • 5 eggs
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 cup of sugar
  • 1cup of canola oil
  • 1 pouch of yeast
  • 2 tablespoons anise seeds or you can use anisette liquor
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 teaspoon lemon extract

Instruction

  • Warm up milk.
  • Place the pouch of yeast into the milk and let rise a bit.
  • Wisk eggs, sugar, oil, anise seeds, or anisette, vanilla, lemon extract.
  • Mix in milk and yeast mixture.
  • Add a little flour at a time till it becomes hand workable.
  • On a lightly sprinkled board work dough into a smooth pliable consistency.
  • Cover with a few dish towels and let sit over night.
  • In the morning cut up dough and work into round pieces and braid together bringing the two ends form into a circle and place on a baking sheet.
  • Cover with some light towels keeping them warm.
  • Let rise 6 hours.
  • Preheat oven to 325° F.
  • Carefully place the baking sheets with the bread into the oven (don't want the rise to fall).
  • Bake 15 minutes in a convection oven or 25 minutes in a regular oven.
  • Take out of oven and let cool fully before putting it in a plastic bag.