Recipe - Slavic Zwieback

1 cup Shortening
2 cup Sugar
6 Whole Eggs
6 cup Flour
5 teaspoon Baking Powder
1 teaspoon Salt
2 cup Walnuts; Chopped
2 teaspoon Anise Oil

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 icetray pans.

8. Divide dough into 3 parts, with floured hands.

9. Press each part evenly into icetray 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 cookiesheet.

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@keyway.net

Posted to recipeludigest Volume 01 Number 195 by "Diane Geary"
diane@keyway.net on Nov 4, 1997