Himbasha — Print Recipe — The Culinary Codex

A lightly sweet, cardamom-scented wheat bread with a beautiful scored pattern on top, baked for celebrations and served with coffee.

Ingredients

1 Dissolve yeast in warm milk with a pinch of sugar, let stand for ten minutes until frothy.
2 Mix flour, sugar, cardamom, and salt. Add yeast mixture, eggs, melted butter, and vanilla.
3 Knead for ten minutes until smooth and elastic dough forms, cover and let rise for one hour.
4 Punch down dough, shape into a round about two centimeters thick, place in a greased round pan.
5 Score the top with a beautiful traditional pattern using a sharp knife, let rise twenty more minutes.
6 Bake at 180C for twenty-five minutes until golden brown and hollow-sounding when tapped.

Did You Know?

The decorative scoring on himbasha follows traditional patterns that vary by region, and skilled bakers are recognized for their artistry.