Large Pita(Easter Bread) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 1/4 lb. flour
3/4 lb. butter
12 eggs
2 yeast
1 pt. milk (2 c.)
1/2 tsp. salt
1 3/4 sugar (3 1/4 c.)
1/2 c. anise juice or 1 Tbsp. anise extract

Preparation

Boil anise seed and water for 5 minutes; let stand (if you use anise seed instead of anise extract).
Scald milk.
Add sugar to milk.
If the mix should cool before using, reheat it.
Put butter in pan.
Add eggs, then add milk-sugar mixture.
Crumble yeast and add warm anise juice or water to milk, then add flour.
Put in pan and grease top with oil.
Let raise about 2 1/2 hours or until doubled in bulk, then knead and raise again.
Regrease top. Grease bottom of pans.
Divide dough and shape into loaves.
Let raise in pans for 1/2 to 3/4 hour.
Beat eggs and brush tops. Sprinkle with sesame seed.
Bake at 250\u00b0 for 55 minutes.