Bread Spice Mix

Name: Bread Spice Mix (Myrodika Gia Psomi)
Yield: Makes about ½ cup
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: 4½ tablespoons mahlep (see Sources); 4½ tablespoons aniseeds; 2 tablespoons sugar; 1 tablespoon mastic (see Sources)

Myrodika Gia Psomi

Preparation info

Makes about
½ cup

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Foods of the Greek Islands

By Aglaia Kremezi

Published 2000

About

GREEK BREADS are usually seasoned with aniseeds, mahlep and mastic. It is very convenient to have a ground mixture of these spices ready for use in the freezer. Mixed with the sugar, mahlep and aniseeds, mastic can be ground in an electric spice grinder; if you try to grind it by itself, the heat may make the mastic stick to the blades.

Ingredients

4½ tablespoons aniseeds
4½ tablespoons mahlep (see Sources)
1

Europe
Greece
Spice Mix
Gluten-free
Vegan

Method

In an electric spice grinder, a clean coffee grinder or a mortar, grind all the ingredients to a fine powder. Transfer to a jar and keep in the freezer for up to 6 months.