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.