Snack · 60 min · ethiopian

Himbasha

An Ethiopian snack built around flour and warm water — on the table in 60 minutes. Each serving lands at 366 calories with 6g of protein, so it eats like a much heavier meal. Leftovers keep well, so it doubles as next-day lunch without any extra work.

✓ USDA-verified nutrition data

Ingredients

• 3 cups Flour
• 1 cup Warm water
• 2 tsp Instant yeast
• 1/3 cup Sugar
• 1 tsp Salt
• 1 tsp Cardamom
• 1/2 cup Raisins
• 3 tbsp Vegetable oil

Steps

1. Mix the flour, yeast, sugar, salt, and cardamom; add the water and oil into a soft dough. Knead in the raisins. Knead 8 minutes.
2. Rise 1 hour until doubled. Shape into a round loaf and press the traditional wheel pattern into the top.
3. Let rise 20 minutes more while the oven heats to 375°F.
4. Bake 30 minutes until deep golden and firm. The raisins caramelize into jammy pockets.
5. Cool completely. Himbasha is celebration bread — slightly sweet, perfumed, made for sharing.

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