Hembesha

Description
Eritrean bread

Ingredients

 * 300 cc lukewarm water
 * 25 g fresh yeast
 * 1 teaspoon ground fenugreek seed
 * ½ teaspoon ground coriander seed
 * ½ teaspoon ground cardamom seed
 * 1 clove of garlic, crushed
 * 1 teaspoon salt
 * 1 egg
 * 1 tablespoon oil or butter
 * 450 g flour or 225 g flour + 225 g whole wheat flour
 * optional: a dash of white pepper, cayenne, ground ginger

Directions

 * 1) Dissolve the yeast in the lukewarm water in a large bowl.
 * 2) Mix the egg and the spices.
 * 3) Add the flour little by little.
 * 4) Knead the mixture for 10 minutes on a floured table.
 * 5) Allow the dough to rise, covered by a tea-towel, in a warm place.
 * 6) Knead the mixture again and create a round, flat bread (2 centimeters high) from the dough in the frying pan, allow the dough to rise a second time in a warm place, until its volume has doubled.
 * 7) Decorate the bread with a knife or nails.
 * 8) Bake the bread in the covered frying pan for 10 minutes on a medium to low fire.
 * 9) Turn over the bread and bake it for another 5 minutes.
 * 10) Remove the bread from the frying pan and spread it with some water and butter.
 * 11) Serve warm or cold in wedges.