Pain Petri

• 2 tablespoons active dry yeast
• 2 large eggs, plus 2 large egg yolks
• 1/2 cup peanut or vegetable oil
• 8 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 2 heaping teaspoons anise seeds
• 1 1/2 tablespoons roasted sesame seeds

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees, and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
2. Put the yeast in the bowl of an electric mixer equipped with a dough hook, and pour in 2 cups lukewarm water.
3. Stir, and when the yeast is dissolved, whisk in the two whole eggs, then add the oil.
4. Add 7 cups of the flour, the salt, sugar, and anise seeds to the bowl, and knead with the electric mixer until smooth and elastic, adding more flour as necessary.
5. Form into a round loaf, and poke a 1-inch hole all the way through the center.
6. Let the dough rest, uncovered on a floured board, for about 10 minutes.
7. Divide the dough into four pieces, using a knife or a dough cutter.
8. Flour the board and your hands, and roll each piece of dough into a long cylinder, about 20 inches long.
9. With the palms of your hands, flatten the cylinder, then roll it into a long rope, about 2 feet long, making sure that there are no seams in the dough.
10. Then bring the two ends next to each other and twist to form a loose spiral.
11. Place on one of two lined baking sheets.
12. Do this with the other three pieces of dough, two to a baking sheet.
13. Beat the two egg yolks in a bowl, and add about a tablespoon of water.
14. Stir well, and brush all of the egg glaze over the loaves.
15. Then sprinkle the sesame seeds on top.
16. Bake in the oven for 10 minutes.
17. Reduce the temperature to 350 degrees, and bake for another 30 minutes, or until the loaves sound hollow when tapped.

active dry yeast, eggs, peanut, flour, salt, sugar, anise seeds, sesame seeds

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/pain-petri-373967 (may not work)