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Bread machine ka’ick

Jerry Stratton, March 22, 2016

Varying a Syrian recipe from Helen Corey, this anise and mahleb-flavored bread is perhaps the best tomato sandwich bread I have ever tasted.

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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

  1. Mix the butter into the milk.
  2. Mix the egg into the milk/butter mixture.
  3. Add the liquid to the bread machine.
  4. Add the rest of the ingredients in order.
  5. Use sweet bread setting if it exists.
Bread Machine Kaick: A loaf of anise bread based on ka’ick, made in a bread machine.; bread; Syrian

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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