{"id":2830,"date":"2015-08-03T17:06:21","date_gmt":"2015-08-04T00:06:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/andreacomenta.com\/?p=2830"},"modified":"2023-10-05T11:01:04","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T18:01:04","slug":"argentinian-sweet-aniseed-breadsticks-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/andreacasals.com\/argentinian-sweet-aniseed-breadsticks-2\/","title":{"rendered":"argentinian sweet aniseed breadsticks"},"content":{"rendered":"
These sweet aniseed breadsticks were one of my favorites back in my childhood.<\/p>\n
If I’m right, they are actually from Spain but, as so many other things, we adopted it from our European immigrants and make this sweet bread a classic at any bakery (specially in the Northeast of Argentina).<\/p>\n
For this recipe, you’ll need:<\/p>\n
2 cups unbleached all purpose flour
\n1 tsp dry yeast
\n1\/3 cup organic sugar
\n2 tsp aniseed
\n3\/4 cup water
\n4 tbsp unsalted butter (I use Kerrygold, made from grass-fed cows, the most similar to the Argentinian butter)
\n1\/4 tsp salt
\n1 large organic egg<\/p>\n
In a small sauce pan bring to a low heat the water with the aniseed. Don’t let it boil, it has to be just a little bit warm.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n In a mixing bowl, add\u00a0the flour, salt, sugar, \u00a0dry yeast. Stir Gently.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Attach the mixing hook to your kitchen-aid and pour the warm water with the aniseed slowly into the bowl with the dry ingredients.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Add the egg and the butter. Feel free to add a little bit more of flour if the dough needs it (in this case I added about 1\/8 cup more). Once the dough is sticky but uniform, cover it with plastic wrap or a kitchen cloth and\u00a0let it rest for 1 hour.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n After its resting time, put the dough over a floured surface and knead it for about 10 minutes.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Cut pieces of the dough and shape them into little sticks. if you turn them two or three times, you’ll get the shape of traditional breadsticks.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Put them on a non-stick cookie pan or use parchment paper below. As you see in the picture, I used both methods. I prefer the parchment paper because it’s less messy afterwards.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Cover them with plastic wrap and let it rest for unless 30 minutes.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Take out the plastic wrap and bake them at 375 for 20-25 minutes.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Optional and delicious: You can glaze them with a light syrup made with 3 tbsp of sugar for 1\/2 cup water and 1\u00a0tsp of aniseed.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Let it cool for 15 minutes before serving these sweet breadsticks.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n They go perfect with a latte or capuccino!<\/p>\n