Yemarina Yewotet Dabo

The story

Yemarina Yewotet Dabo is a Ethiopian dessert with a clear sense of place. Yemarina yewotet dabo is an Ethiopian honey-and-milk bread whose name directly references honey and milk. It is richer and sweeter than everyday injera or plain breads. The recipe below keeps the defining ingredients and technique intact while giving practical metric quantities and enough detail for a home cook to judge texture, seasoning and doneness rather than simply follow a timer.

Ingredients

• 550 g strong white flour
• 7 g instant yeast
• 300 ml warm whole milk
• 90 g honey
• 70 g buttermelted
• 1 piece egg
• 1 tsp ground cardamom
• 0.5 tsp ground coriander
• 8 g fine salt
• 15 g sesame seedsoptional

Method

1. Mix warm milk, honey and yeast and

   Mix warm milk, honey and yeast and leave 5 minutes. In a large bowl combine flour, cardamom, coriander and salt.

   Tip: The dough should remain slightly tacky after kneading; richness develops a soft crumb only if you resist adding too much flour. Avoid: Hot milk can damage yeast, excess flour dries the crumb and slicing warm bread makes it gummy.

2. Add the milk mixture, melted butter and

   Add the milk mixture, melted butter and egg. Knead 9–10 minutes until the dough becomes smooth, elastic and slightly tacky.

   Look for: the dough becomes smooth, elastic and slightly tacky

3. Cover and rise for about 75 minutes

   Cover and rise for about 75 minutes until doubled. Knock back gently and shape into a round or oval loaf.

   Look for: doubled

4. Place on a lined tray, cover and

   Place on a lined tray, cover and prove 30–40 minutes. Heat the oven to 185°C and brush the loaf lightly with milk; scatter sesame seeds if using.

5. Bake 35–40 minutes until a rich golden

   Bake 35–40 minutes until a rich golden brown. Check the underside for a hollow sound or an internal bread temperature around 93–95°C.

   Look for: a rich golden brown

6. Cool fully before slicing

   Cool fully before slicing. Honey makes the crumb tender and slightly sticky while warm, so cutting too early compresses it.

   Look for: The loaf is deep gold, well risen and sounds hollow underneath, with no dense wet line near the base.

Nutrition

per serving

Estimated from the listed ingredients and default serving size. Actual values vary with brands, trimming, absorption and cooking losses.