Sesame-Anise Bread

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   Combine the pizza dough, olive oil, melted butter, sugar, sesame seeds, anise seeds and orange-flower water in a food processor; pulse until the ingredients are incorporated and the dough gathers around the blade.

2. 2

   Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and lightly oil the parchment.

3. 3

   Form the dough into a ball and pat into a 6-inch disk on the parchment.

4. 4

   Cover with a large bowl; let rise in a warm place until airy and spread into a flat round, 1 hour, 30 minutes to 2 hours.

5. 5

   Put an upside-down baking sheet in the oven and preheat to 400 degrees F. Remove the bowl from the dough; put the baking sheet with the dough on the hot baking sheet in the oven and bake until golden, about 15 minutes.

6. 6

   Reduce the oven temperature to 300 degrees F and continue baking until the bread sounds hollow when tapped, 15 to 20 more minutes.

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   Let cool slightly before slicing.

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   Photograph by Christina Holmes

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.