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    Injera Ethiopian Flat Bread

    Source of Recipe

    Submitted by Brandon Johnstun From Meals.com (Nestles)

    Recipe Introduction

    This is a flat bread that you eat your food with in an East African meal. My favorite of these is the ones Mrs. Bomani makes, hers are soooo good. Just like tortilla, naan, or corn meal, you tear off a piece, and scoop your food up and put it in your mouth. Ethhiopian Flat Bread, or injera, is traditionally made with a grain called teff, common to Ethiopia. Instead of baking soda or powder, Ethiopian cooks use a fermentation process for leavening. Made in flat rounds resembling large buckwheat pancakes, this spongy, moist bread is often 15 inches across. Injera is used to pick up bits of meat and vegetables at Ethiopian meals -- no silverware is used.

    List of Ingredients

    Tools

    Bowl
    Stirring spoon
    Whisk
    Measuring cup
    Measuring spoon, 1 1/2 Tsp
    Frying pan
    Spatula


    Ingredients

    4 C Flour
    1 C Whole wheat flour
    1 1/2 Tsp Baking powder
    16 fluid oz Club soda


    Recipe

    Serves: 12
    Time required: Prepare: 8 minutes Cook: 18 minutes
    Difficulty: Easy


    Directions

    1. Combine flour, whole wheat flour and baking powder in a large bowl.

    2. Add club soda and mix to a smooth, thin batter.

    3. Heat a large nonstick skillet. Add a small amount of batter along one edge, then tilt pan to cover the bottom. Batter should spread out over pan thinly. (Add up to 2 more tablespoons of whole wheat flour if the mixture is too thin.)

    4. When moisture has evaporated and small bubbles appear on surface of bread, remove from pan. Bread should be cooked on one side but not browned.

    5. Fold bread in half then half again.

    6. Pile breads onto a large platter, covering with a towel until ready to serve. Or you can place them in an insulated tortilla holder.


    Serve with

    Any food you want to eat with your hands.

    Great for kids to eat a simple meal. Gives them something to do and not notice all the vegetables you get them to eat.

 

 

 


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