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Dabo (Ethiopian Bread)

A round, golden bread, soft and slightly sweet, prepared for celebrations and shared meals. It goes with coffee and tea, and is eaten while still lukewarm, with a little butter.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Pâte

Spices & seasoning

Optional extras

On the side

Nutrition facts

303 kcal per serving

Protein
9.7 g
Carbohydrates
45.7 g
of which sugars
4.3 g
Fat
8.1 g
Fiber
2.4 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

  1. In a large bowl, mix the flour, yeast, sugar and salt.
  2. Add the melted butter then the lukewarm water little by little, kneading until you have a soft, elastic dough that no longer sticks to your fingers.
  3. Cover and let rise in a warm place for 1 hour, until the dough doubles in size.
  4. Degas the dough, shape it into a ball and place it in an oiled round mold. Let rest for 30 minutes.
  5. Preheat the oven to 180 °C. Brush the top with beaten egg and sprinkle with nigella seeds if using.
  6. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, until the top is golden and the bread sounds hollow when tapped.
  7. Let it cool slightly on a rack before slicing.

Variations and tips

Version without yeast. Replace the yeast with 1 sachet of baking powder and bake directly without a long rise.

With what's easy to find here. T55 flour and baker's yeast are available everywhere; nigella seeds can be replaced with sesame seeds.

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