Ciamele

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• Ingredients
• 1 yeast
• sugar
• water
• flour
• 1 egg
• anise seeds
• salt
• water
• Recipe
• 1 yeast, pkg.
• ¹/₂ tsp sugar
• 1 cup water (132g), warm
• Dissolve yeast and sugar in warm water. Let sit for approximately 5 minutes.
• 8 cups flour (1024g)
• 1 egg
• ¹/₃ cup anise seeds
• 4 tsps salt (24g)
• 1¹/₂ cups water (198g), warm (in addition to yeast water)
• Mix together all ingredients and add yeast mixture. Knead until a smooth but sticky dough forms. Allow to rise covered for approximately 3 hours. Roll out small portions of dough into cylinders. Turn and form into rings. Allow to rise for another hour. Boil 5-7 ciamele rings at a time for 2 minutes each. Place on lightly oiled baking sheets. Bake at 425 degrees for 8 minutes; turn over and bake another 8 minutes. Cool on rack.