Recipe

Injera - Ethiopian Bread Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Abermouse / All my dishes 1 year, 9 months ago Injera is the Ethiopian staple bread (staple = a principal dietary item, such as flour, rice, or corn) its thin crepe like flat bread that the dishes such as Wots, Tibs and Fitfit are served on. To eat the dishes pieces of injera are torn off and use... More Prep:4320m Cook:8m Servings:8	Abermouse
	teff ethiopia bread injera

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Ingredients

1 1/2 cups ground teff (180 g)

2 cups water

salt , to taste

vegetable oil , for the skillet

Directions

Mix ground teff with the water and let stand in a bowl covered with a dish towel at room temperature until it bubbles and has turned sour; This may take as long as 3 days, although I had success with an overnight fermentation; The fermenting mixture should be the consistency of a very thin pancake batter.

Stir in the salt, a little at a time, until you can barely detect its taste.

Lightly oil an 8 or 9 inch skillet (or a larger one if you like); Heat over medium heat.

Pour in enough batter to cover the bottom of the skillet; About 1/4 cup will make a thin pancake covering the surface of an 8 inch skillet if you spread the batter around immediately by turning and rotating the skillet in the air; This is the classic French method for very thin crepes; Injera is not supposed to be paper thin so you should use a bit more batter than you would for crepes, but less than you would for a flapjack pancakes.

Cook briefly, until holes form in the injera and the edges lift from the pan; Do not let it brown, and don't flip it over as it is only supposed to be cooked on one side.

Remove and let cool. Place plastic wrap or foil between successive pieces so they don't stick together.

To serve, lay one injera on a plate and ladle your chosen dishes on top (e.g., a lovely doro wat or alicha). Serve additional injera on the side. Guests can be instructed to eat their meal without utensils, instead using the injera to scoop up their food.

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Comments

gabe 1 year, 9 months ago said:
Awesome! I've only had this bread once, but it was fantastic. I can't wait to try out this recipe!

mintymommybee 1 year, 4 months ago said:
Never saw a simple recipe for injera before! Will try this today!

falafel_fanatic 1 year, 3 months ago said:
Sounds great!

tilgidh 1 year, 3 months ago said:
This is wonderful!

For those who do not know, Teff is one of the smallest grains in the world, measuring only about 1/32 of an inch in diameter. Approximately 150 grains equal the size of a kernel of wheat. One cup of cooked teff contains 387 milligrams of calcium (40 percent of the USRDA, which is more than milk), 15 milligrams of iron (100 percent of the USRDA and twice as much iron as wheat and barley) and is high in protein as well as fiber. A rich source of boron, copper, phosphorus, zinc. Gluten-free.

Thank you for the recipe.

Tilgidh

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