Injera (Ethiopian Teff Flatbread)
Cuisine of Ethiopia Injera is a flatbread eaten in Ethiopia and Eritrea. It is made with teff flour. Teff is a tiny round grain that is grown in the highlands of Eritrea and highlands of Ethiopia. While teff is very nutritious, pure teff flour contains no gluten, and little else in the way of binding proteins. This makes teff ill-suited for making raised bre

Before you start
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Preparation checklist
- Read all 5 method steps from beginning to end.
- Measure and arrange all 5 listed ingredients.
- Set aside about 5 minutes, based on the time recorded by the source.
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General kitchen guidance; no recipe-specific claim has been added.Method
- 01
Mix the flour with the water, and the salt. Add your fermentation starter if using one.
- 02
Set aside to ferment overnight, or at least 12 hours. There should be bubbles on the surface from fermenting, before you use it.
- 03
Heat a large, flat pan until it is hot enough to make a droplet of water sizzle. Oil it very lightly, just enough to make the pan shine.
- 04
Pour or ladle some batter onto the pan, spiralling outwards from the centre. Only a thin layer is required—a little thicker than a crêpe but not by much.
- 05
As it cooks, the surface of the injera will become covered in holes or pits. When the entire injera has changed colour and the edges start to lift from the pan, remove it and set aside, then pour the next injera and repeat until finished.
Ready to serve
Serve the dish as directed and enjoy it while it is at its best.
Bon appétit — enjoy your meal!Source & licence
This recipe was adapted and reformatted from Wikibooks Cookbook . Text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Image: CC BY-SA 2.0 fr, credited to Rama; view original image record .



