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Alkubus (Nigerian Steamed Bread)

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Prep: 0 min Cook: 0 min Servings: 4 Difficulty: medium

Categories: Bread, Baked

Tags: hausa, inexpensive, medium difficulty, recipes for bread, recipes using baking powder, recipes using salt, recipes using vegetable oil, recipes using wheat flour, recipes using yeast, recipes with images, recipes without cooking time, steamed

Source: Wikibooks contributors (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook%3AAlkubus_%28Nigerian_Steamed_Bread%29)

Adapted: Imported and reformatted by HowManyCookies from the cited Wikibooks revision.

Source revision: https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook%3AAlkubus%20%28Nigerian%20Steamed%20Bread%29&oldid=4526469

License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) · Wikibooks contributors

Ingredients

  • 2 cups wheat flour
  • 1 teaspoon instant yeast
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ cup water
  • 2 teaspoons vegetable oil

Directions

  1. Sift the flour into a mixing bowl. Mix in the yeast, salt, and baking powder.
  2. Mix in the water to make a dough, and knead it until cohesive and fully combined.
  3. Cover the dough and let rise for 1 hour.
  4. Gently deflate the dough.
  5. Grease a cooking mold, and transfer the dough to the mold.
  6. Cover the mold and place it in a steamer setup. Steam until cooked through and a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean.
  7. Remove from the heat and let cool.
  8. Unmold the steamed bread and serve.

Equipment

Mold for cooking, Steamer, Stovetop