White Bread Recipe (Hungarian): Makes 2 loaves

Ingredients

6-7 cups flour (all-purpose)
3 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon salt
2 tablespoons oil (corn)

1/2 teaspoon anise seeds (crushed)
1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds (crushed)
2 cups lukewarm water
2 packages yeast

Method

Pour the lukewarm water into a bowl. Sprinkle yeast on top and set aside for 5 minutes. In a large bowl mix 4 cups of flour, sugar, salt, oil, anise seeds and fennel seeds. Mix with a wooden spoon, till combined. Mix yeast mixture to the dry ingredients. Beat together till smooth. Add remaining flour 1/2 cup at a time. Pour dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead for 8-10 minutes. The dough will become smooth and elastic. Place dough into a greased bowl turning the dough to cover all sides. Cover with a damp cloth or plastic wrap till double. Place dough onto a floured surface and punch down. Cut dough in half. Form into loaves. Place on a greased cookie sheet. Cover again till double. Bake in a pre-heated oven at 350 F for 50 minutes. Remove, cool on a wire rack.