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Fa'apapa (Samoan flatbread)

A soft, fluffy flatbread made with flour, coconut milk and butter, its risen dough flattened and cooked in a pan or oven. It accompanies Samoan family meals and is best eaten warm, often at breakfast or with a dish in sauce.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Spices & seasoning

Optional extras

On the side

Nutrition facts

648 kcal per serving

Protein
18.1 g
Carbohydrates
93 g
of which sugars
9.5 g
Fat
20.8 g
Fiber
4.8 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, sugar, salt and dried yeast.
  2. Add the warm coconut milk and warm water, then the melted butter, and knead until you have a soft, smooth dough.
  3. Cover the bowl with a tea towel and leave to rise for 1 hour somewhere warm, until the dough has doubled in size.
  4. Divide the dough into 8 balls and flatten each by hand into discs about 1 cm thick.
  5. Heat a non-stick pan over medium heat, without any fat, and cook the flatbreads for 3 to 4 minutes per side, until golden in places.
  6. Keep the breads warm under a tea towel and serve them lukewarm, sprinkled with desiccated coconut if you like.

Variations and tips

Sweet version. Add a pinch of cinnamon to the flour and sprinkle the warm breads with brown sugar.

Using what's available here. Replace the coconut milk with whole milk and add a spoonful of melted coconut oil to keep the fragrance.

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