Bread machine ka’ick
Varying a Syrian recipe from Helen Corey, this anise and mahleb-flavored bread is perhaps the best tomato sandwich bread I have ever tasted.
Servings: 8
Preparation Time: 3 hours
Ingredients
- 1 cup milk
- ½ cup butter, melted
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- ½ teaspoon anise seed
- ¼ teaspoon ground mahleb
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup sugar
- 3½-4 cups (17½ oz) flour
- 2½ teaspoons (one envelope) active dry yeast
Steps
- Mix the butter into the milk.
- Mix the egg into the milk/butter mixture.
- Add the liquid to the bread machine.
- Add the rest of the ingredients in order.
- Use sweet bread setting if it exists.
This recipe is an adaption of the ka’ick from The Art of Syrian Cookery, without the syrup. It’s a great choice for tomato sandwiches especially with cucumber.
You may have to search to find the mahleb. It’ll still be a good bread without it, but mahleb makes it unique. If you can’t find it locally, there are some vendors on Amazon•.
On our bread machine, I use the medium-size loaf setting (2 lbs), the light crust setting, and the sweet bread setting.
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