Yemarina Yewotet Dabo simply known as the Ethiopian spiced honey bread will leave your kitchen smelling wonderful. This honey bread is loaded with freshly ground spices and it is perfect with a cup of tea or coffee!
This was one of the breads that was chosen for the alphabet Y long before the Mega marathon started. The recipe for Yemarina Yewote Dabo, the Ethiopian spiced honey bread was pretty straightforward forward and I kept postponing the bake.
Finally, I baked the Yemarina Yewotet Dabo bread last evening and my whole house was just smelling awesome. The spices in the bread along with the honey made the bread flavorful.
I was tempted to buy a Dutch oven before I got to bake the bread. I have been asking my husband for a long time to buy me a Dutch oven, but I still haven't gotten lucky. Hopefully, I have passed along enough hints for my husband to buy it for Mother's Day.
This was the first time, I had formed a free loaf and I was very anxious until I baked it. I was hoping that it would not lose its shape and become flat when rising or baking. Thank God that the bread retained its shape and baked beautifully.
The major spice in the bread was coriander powder. I did not have any coriander powder in hand. I just quickly dry-roasted whole coriander powder and powdered it in my spice grinder.
The flavor of coriander powder with ginger, cinnamon, and cloves worked great in this Ethiopian spiced honey bread. Honey added a lovely sweetness to the bread and all it needs is some butter to enjoy it.
Preparation time - 15 minutes plus about 2 ½ hours of resting time
Baking time - about 40 minutes
Difficulty level - easy
Recipe adapted from - Tara's Multicultural Table
Ingredients to make Yemarina Yewotet Dabo
- All purpose flour - 2 ¼ cups to 2 ½ cups
- Active dry yeast - ½ tbsp
- Whole milk (lukewarm) - ½ cup
- Lukewarm water - ¼ cup
- Honey - ¼ cup + 1 tsp
- Coriander powder - ½ tbsp
- Cinnamon - ¼ tsp
- Clove powder - ⅛ tsp
- Dry ginger powder - ⅛ tsp
- Salt - ¾ tsp
- Unsalted Butter (softened) - 2 tbsp
Procedure to make Yemarina Yewotet Dabo
To make the dough -
- In a measuring cup, measure the lukewarm water and add the active dry yeast and 1 teaspoon of honey to it. Mix well and cover with a cloth. Let the yeast proof for about 10 minutes.
- I made the dough in my stand mixer. When the yeast is proofing, add the lukewarm milk, coriander powder, cinnamon, cloves, and ginger powder to the mixer bowl.
- Mix well and then add the honey, salt, and butter to the bowl. Add 1 cup of flour and then mix them to combine.
- Now add the yeast mixture to the bowl and mix to combine. Slowly add the rest of the flour, ½ cup at a time, and keep mixing until the dough starts to leave the sides of the bowl.
- Knead the dough for 7 to 8 minutes until it is very soft.
- Place the dough in a greased bowl and let it rise until doubled in volume. It took me 1 ½ hours.
To shape and bake the bread -
- Grease a deep Dutch oven pan or a rimmed cake pan.
- Once the dough has risen, deflate it gently and knead for a minute.
- Form a taut ball and place it on the greased baking pan. Cover the pan loosely with greased plastic wrap and then a towel and let it rise again for about an hour or until puffy.
- During the last few minutes of the rising time, preheat the oven to 325 F.
- Bake the bread for about 35 to 40 minutes or until golden brown and sounds hollow when tapped.
- Cool the Ethiopian Spiced Honey bread completely on a rack before slicing.
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Recipe
Yemarina Yewotet Dabo | Ethiopian Spiced Honey Bread
Equipment
- Oven
- Stand Mixer
Ingredients
- 2 ¼ - 2 ½ cups cups All-purpose flour
- ½ tablespoon Active dry yeast
- ½ cup Whole milk Lukewarm
- ¼ cup Lukewarm water
- ¼ cup Honey 1 tbsp
- ½ tablespoon Coriander powder
- ¼ teaspoon Cinnamon
- ¼ Clove powder
- ⅛ teaspoon Dry ginger powder
- ¾ teaspoon Salt
- 2 tablespoon Unsalted Butter Softened
Instructions
TO MAKE THE DOUGH -
- In a measuring cup, measure the lukewarm water and add the active dry yeast and 1 teaspoon of honey to it. Mix well and cover with a cloth. Let the yeast proof for about 10 minutes.
- I made the dough in my stand mixer. When the yeast is proofing, add the lukewarm milk, coriander powder, cinnamon, cloves, and ginger powder to the mixer bowl.
- Mix well and then add the honey, salt, and butter to the bowl. Add 1 cup of flour and then mix them to combine.
- Now add the yeast mixture to the bowl and mix to combine. Slowly add the rest of the flour, ½ cup at a time, and keep mixing until the dough starts to leave the sides of the bowl.
- Knead the dough for 7 to 8 minutes until it is very soft.
- Place the dough in a greased bowl and let it rise until doubled in volume. It took me 1 ½ hour.
TO SHAPE AND BAKE THE BREAD -
- Grease a deep dutch oven pan or a rimmed cake pan.
- Once the dough has risen, deflate it gently and knead for a minute.
- Form a taut ball and place it on the greased baking pan. Cover the pan loosely with greased plastic wrap and then a towel and let it rise again for about an hour or until puffy.
- During the last few minutes of the rising time, preheat the oven to 325 F.
- Bake the bread for about 35 to 40 minutes or until golden brown in color and sounds hollow when tapped.
- Cool the bread completely in a rack before slicing.
Shelley-Ann Yip says
Do you think this would work with gluten free flour?
Sandhya Ramakrishnan says
I have not tried it with GF flour.
Agness of Run Agness Run says
This bread seems so finger-licking! I would love to give it a try!
Sharmila - The Happie Friends Potpourri Corner says
Delicious with the hint of all spices.. I could sense the heavenly aroma..
Pavani says
This was first pick for the letter Y. I will probably make this bread some time soon.
Srivalli Jetti says
Sandhya, you bake bread so wonderfully!..it looks like a breeze..I love that texture and can imagine how wonderful it must have tasted!
Namratha says
Interesting name and a beautiful loaf, looks perfect.
Sapna says
Loe the spiced addition in the cake. It looks really nice.
harini says
Interesting pick for Y, Sandhya. Addition of Coriander powder sounds flavorful.
Srividhya Gopalakrishnan says
I love the combo of cloves and honey. This bread is sure a flavorful one. Hope you get a Dutch oven for this mother's day. 🙂
Priya Suresh says
Dutch oven is my list since a long, but am yet to get one. Am sure you will get yours very soon. This spiced honey bread looks absolutely stunning with super crust Sandhya, and those slices are just prefect.
Sowmya says
The bread looks wonderful, Sandhya. That's an awesome pick for Y. Hope you get lucky with the Dutch oven. I am thinking of buying one too....so tempting. Bookmarking this!