How to make your own Eritrean bread | HIMBASHA

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil provides a dairy-free option with a similar richness.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey offers natural sweetness with added flavor.

eggs

🥗Healthier: flaxseed meal

💰Cheaper: egg replacer

Flaxseed meal is a vegan alternative that binds ingredients.

sesame seeds

🥗Healthier: chia seeds

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Chia seeds add texture and nutrition at a lower cost.

Mix yeast in 80 milliliters of water and let it sit.

Add 2 liters of sugar and 1 liter of oil to the mixture.

Add 1.5 tablespoons of salt to the mixture.

Mix everything together until combined.

Add 1.8 kilograms of flour to the mixture and knead the dough until fluffy.

Add oil to hands if the dough is sticky while kneading.

Place the dough in a greased basket and cover it to let it rise in a warm place for about 40 minutes.

Shape the dough and place it on a piece of baking paper.

Cut deep patterns into the shaped dough for design.

Preheat the oven to 250 degrees Celsius.

Bake the bread for 10 to 15 minutes until fluffy.

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