Simple Jeqe recipe (steamed bread)

Name: Simple Jeqe recipe (steamed bread)
Total time: 2700 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: South African
Ingredients: 500 g cake flour; 1 tbsp Sugar; 1 tsp Salt; 1 Sachet yeast; 1 tbsp melted butter (optional); 500 ml lukewarm water

Siphokazi @Siphokazicooks

There’s nothing quite like Jeqe with curry. Some like it with butter the next morning when they have their morning tea - the main thing is that we can all agree it is delicious and loved by different cultures in South Africa

Siphokazi @Siphokazicooks

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Ingredients

45 minutes

4 servings

500 gcake flour
1 tbspSugar
1 tspSalt
1 Sachetyeast
1 tbspmelted butter (optional)
500 mllukewarm water

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Steps

45 minutes

1

Add all your dry ingredients into a bowl
2

Add water into the bowl and knead until your dough is well combined. If it’s runny, add more water - if too dry, add more water. Once done, place into a margarine coated bowl and cover with cloth or cling wrap and wait for your dough to rise.
3

Your dough should have risen twice it’s original size after an hour.
4

Allow water to boil in a big out and proceed to put your dough. You can also put in in a plastic bag first then put the dough in the pot.
5

Let your dough cook for 45 minutes, if the water burns - add more water.
6

After the 45 minutes, cut into the bread with a clean knife. If the knife comes out with sticky dough then it’s not ready - allow it to cook a little longer. If it comes out clean then it is ready.
7

Allow it to cool on the side for 10 - 15 minutes then serve with curry of your choice.