Sweet rusks

1 tbsp yeast

About 5 1/2 cups luke warm water

5 lb flour

1 lb sugar

1 1/2 tsp salt

1 tbsp anise

1/2 lb butter, melted

Mix the yeast and 1 tbsp sugar in the water.

Mix the flour, sugar, salt and anise. Add the melted butter, yeast and water mixture and enough additional luke warm water so that it is a pliable but not too runny dough. Let rise overnight in a warm place.

Lightly kneed the next morning and put in pans which were spread with butter.

Let rise until double in size. Bake in preheated 400F oven for 1 hour.

Let cool, break in pieces and dry in cool 150F to 200F oven.