Mkate wa Mofa
In preparing to move to Kenya, I was looking up Kenyan recipes online. There were many that I had already heard of, but when I saw "mkate wa mofa", it was new to me. (Not that I've ever even heard of it in Kenya, but why not make it anyway?) It looked easy enough, so I saved the recipe to try eventually. Now is that time. It was a simple and tasty bread that we enjoyed eating along with soup.
Here is the recipe, adapted to what I had:
1 1/2 c. white flour
3/4 c. whole wheat flour
1/4 c. corn meal (maize flour)
2 3/4 tsp. baking powder
3 tsp. salt
1/4 c. sugar
2 tsp. yeast
1/4 tsp. garlic powder mixed with a little water to make a paste
2 c. warm water
Mix together all the dry ingredients, then add the water while stirring to make a loose batter. Cover and let rise for 2 hours. Heat a frying pan, wipe with oil, and pour in about 1/2 cup of batter. Cover the pan and let it cook for about 2 minutes. Then, once the bottom is browned, flip it over and cover the pan again to cook 2-3 more minutes.
As you can see, I didn't flip them over perfectly, but it didn't affect the taste. They look kind of like thick pancakes, but are more bread-y, like an English muffin.
Here is the recipe, adapted to what I had:
1 1/2 c. white flour
3/4 c. whole wheat flour
1/4 c. corn meal (maize flour)
2 3/4 tsp. baking powder
3 tsp. salt
1/4 c. sugar
2 tsp. yeast
1/4 tsp. garlic powder mixed with a little water to make a paste
2 c. warm water
Mix together all the dry ingredients, then add the water while stirring to make a loose batter. Cover and let rise for 2 hours. Heat a frying pan, wipe with oil, and pour in about 1/2 cup of batter. Cover the pan and let it cook for about 2 minutes. Then, once the bottom is browned, flip it over and cover the pan again to cook 2-3 more minutes.
As you can see, I didn't flip them over perfectly, but it didn't affect the taste. They look kind of like thick pancakes, but are more bread-y, like an English muffin.
This reminds me of Indian fry bread and also Grandma's salty buns that she used to make in a fry pan with extra bread dough! Do you remember those?
ReplyDeleteYes! I even made the salty buns in Uganda. But this one is only fried in maybe 1/2 tsp. of oil for each one.
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