Sweet Provencal Flatbread With Anise Seeds
- 2 14 cups lukewarm water
- 12 cup orange juice
- 14 cup olive oil
- 1 12 tablespoons granulated yeast (2 packets)
- 1 12 tablespoons salt
- 1 tablespoon whole anise seed (for the dough, plus more for topping)
- 13 cup sugar
- zest from half an orange, removed with a microzester
- 6 12 cups unbleached all-purpose flour (can swap out 1 to 2 cups whole wheat or rye)
- flour, for dusting
- water, to paint on top crust
- Mix all ingredients together in a bucket or mixing bowl, cover loosely and allow to rest at room temperature for 2 hours.
- Refrigerate for up to two weeks, removing portions as needed for daily loaves.
- The wet dough can be used at room temperature but is easier to handle when cold.
- Cut off a pound of dough (about the size of a grapefruit) with a kitchen scissors or a serrated knife.
- Gently form a smooth ball by generously dusting the ball with flour and stretching the surface of the dough around to the bottom on all four sides, rotating the ball a quarter-turn as you go.
- Using your hands, a rolling pin, and enough dusting flour to prevent sticking, flatten the ball to a thickness of 1/4-inch.
- Like pizza (1/8-inch thick dough), these dont need to rest after you roll them out.
- Keeping your work surface well-dusted with flour, use a pizza cutter to make eight triangular flatbreads.
- Using a spatula or your fingers, lift the triangles onto a greased cookie sheet, a silicone mat, or a pizza peel well-dusted with flour or covered with parchment paper.
- Use a pastry brush to paint the triangles with water and sprinkle with anise seeds.
- Slide them onto the pre-heated baking stone (or place the cookie sheet or silicone pad on the stone).
- Pour 1 cup of tap water into the broiler tray and quickly close the oven door.
- Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, until richly browned and firm.
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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/sweet-proven-al-flatbread-with-anise-seeds-395277 (may not work)