Slavic zwieback
1 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | cup | Shortening |
| 2 | cups | Sugar |
| 6 | Whole Eggs | |
| 6 | cups | Flour |
| 5 | teaspoons | Baking Powder |
| 1 | teaspoon | Salt |
| 2 | cups | Walnuts; Chopped |
| 2 | teaspoons | Anise Oil |
Directions
1. Combine shortening and sugar.
2. Mix until smooth.
4. Add eggs one at a time. Beat until smooth.
5. Add anise oil. Sift flour. Add baking powder, salt and nuts to flour.
6. Gradually add this to basic. Mix thoroughly.
7. Grease 3 metal ice-tray pans.
8. Divide dough into 3 parts, with floured hands.
9. Press each part evenly into ice-tray pan.
10. Bake in 350 degree oven for 25 to 30 minutes. Cool for 10 to 15 minutes at room temperature.
11. Turn out onto a cutting board. Slice whole loaf.
12. Place slices flat, onto a cookie-sheet.
13. Bake in 350 degree oven for 6 minutes. Turn each piece to other side and bake 6 minutes more.
Delicious plain or buttered. Loaves may be stored whole in refrigerator of freezer until ready to slice and bake again.
Recipe by: diane@...
Posted to recipelu-digest Volume 01 Number 195 by "Diane Geary" <diane@...> on Nov 4, 1997