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 ==
# Dissolve the yeast in the lukewarm water in a large bowl.
# Mix the egg and the spices.
# Add the flour little by little.
# Knead the mixture for 10 minutes on a floured table.
# Allow the dough to rise, covered by a tea-towel, in a warm place.
# 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.
# Decorate the bread with a knife or nails .
# Bake the bread in the covered frying pan for 10 minutes on a medium to low fire.
# Turn over the bread and bake it for another 5 minutes.
# Remove the bread from the frying pan and spread it with some water and butter.
# Serve warm or cold in wedges.
Category:Eritrean Vegetarian
Category:Eritrean Snacks
Category:Flatbread Recipes
Category:Cardamom Recipes
Category:Coriander seed Recipes
Category:Fenugreek Recipes
Category:Fresh yeast Recipes
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Category:White pepper Recipes
Category:Whole wheat flour Recipes
Category:Yeast Recipes