Anise Seed Rolls

Anise Seed Rolls are are soft, tender dinner rolls. Learn how to make/prepare Anise Seed Rolls by following this easy recipe.

Ingredients:


• 7 gm Active Dry Yeast

• 8 cups All-Purpose Flour

• 2/3 cup Shortening

• 1 cup White Sugar

• 2 tsp Anise Seeds

• 1 liter Water

• 2 cups Milk

• 1 tsp Salt

• 2 Eggs
How to make Anise Seed Rolls:

• Pour the milk into a heated pan and heat just until bubbles form around the edge of the pan.

• Remove from heat and cool to 45 degrees C.

• Dissolve yeast in 1 cup lukewarm water and set it aside.

• Take a large mixing bowl and add the shortening, sugar, eggs, salt, and anise seeds in it, mix well.

• Stir in the milk and yeast mixture and gradually add in the flour.

• Stir until soft dough is prepared. Cover the bowl with a clean cloth, and let dough rise in a warm place until doubled in size, about 1 1/2 hours.

• Lightly grease 2 baking sheets. Punch down dough, divide into two pieces, and roll out each piece into a rectangle about 1/2 inches thick.

• Cut dough into 8x1 inch strips. Twist each strip into a simple knot, and place on prepared baking sheet.

• Cover with a clean cloth, and allow rising until doubled in size, about 1 hour.

• Preheat an oven to 400 degrees F.

• Meanwhile pour water into a pan and bring it to a boil over high heat.

• Dip each roll quickly into the boiling water, and return to baking sheet.

• Bake rolls in preheated oven until tops are golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes and serve .