Ethiopian Instant Bread(Chéchébsa or Kita Firfir)

Chéchébsa or Kita Firfir is a spiced bread; simple to prepare and delicious; served as breakfast or snack with cafe au lait (coffee with milk).

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 3

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups wheat flour or 1 1⁄2 cups teff flour
• 1⁄2 cup  barley flour
• 3  tablespoons butter (purfied or clarified)
• 1⁄4 teaspoon cardamom
• 1  teaspoon baking powder
• 1  tablespoon chili powder (Berbere)
•  salt and black pepper
• 2  cups water (or more)

Directions

1. Place the wheat or teff, barley flour and baking powder in a bowl; mix it well; add to the flour a small amount of water, blend it with hand, gradually adding water, kneading it well until the dough is smooth and elastic.
2. In a non-stick medium pancake pan, place the dough; make it flat to cover the pan; using fork, make some small holes; cook it in a lower heat on both sides until golden and crusty.
3. Melt the butter in a lower heat; mix with chili pepper (berbere), false cardamom, black pepper and salt.
4. Remove the pan-baked bread (Kita) from the heat, cut it in very small pieces.
5. Mix the melted-spiced butter and the bread pieces until well combined. Serve it hot.