Pain Petri (Moroccan Aniseed Challah) – The Wandering Chew

Ingredients

• 2 cups warm water
• 1 Tbs active dry yeast
• 1 Tbs & 2 ½ tsp sugar
• 1 large egg, plus 1 large egg yolk
• 1 Tbs kosher salt (we use Diamond Crystal)
• 1 heaping Tbs anise seeds (they can be replaced with fennel seeds or caraway seeds)
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil or canola oil
• 4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting your work surface
• 1 Tbs sesame seeds