Recipe: Chickpea-Leavened Bread and Rusks

Ingredients

• 6 fresh or dried bay leaves
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1/2 teaspoon anise or fennel seeds
• 4 whole cloves
• 4 cups water, preferably uncarbonated spring water
• 1/2 cup dried chick-peas
• Tiny pinch of salt
• 2 tablespoons durum flour
• 1 cup durum flour
• 1 cup all purpose or bread flour
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 3 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon optional
• 1/2 cup Aromatic Brew
• 1 teaspoon sesame seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon nigella