Quick Injera 
(Ethiopian sourdough crepe)

Rolls of injera bread
Image by edseloh

For those craving Ethiopian food, but short on time, this shortcut recipe approximates true injera, which is a sourdough crepe made from a fermented sourdough batter.

Most quick recipes don’t call for the lemon juice, but I find it necessary to supply the essential sour flavor that real injera adds to a meal.

Quick Injera

Quick Injera

Course: BreadsCuisine: Ethiopia
Makes

6 to 8

crepes

For those craving Ethiopian food, but short on time, this shortcut recipe approximates true injera, which is a sourdough crepe made from a fermented sourdough batter.

Ingredients

  • All-purpose flour — 1 1/2 cups

  • Whole wheat flour — 1/2 cup

  • Baking powder — 1 tablespoon

  • Salt — 1/2 teaspoon

  • Club soda — 2 to 2 1/2 cups

  • Lemons, juice only — 2 each

Directions

  • Preheat a large cast-iron skillet over a medium flame. Mix the all-purpose flour, whole-wheat flour, baking powder and salt together in a large bowl. Stir in the club soda and mix to a smooth batter. It should have the thin consistency of a pancake batter.
  • Wipe the skillet with a little oil using a paper towel. Ladle about 1/2 cup of the batter into the skillet and spread it with a spatula to make a large crepe. Let bake in the skillet until all the bubbles on top burst and begin to dry out, about 2 or 3 minutes.
  • Carefully turn the injera over and cook on second side another minute or two. Try not to brown it too much.
  • Remove the injera to a warm platter and repeat with the rest of the batter, wiping the skillet clean with an oiled paper towel each time.
  • After the batter is used up, use a pastry brush to brush each injera with the lemon juice. Serve immediately or hold covered in a warm oven.

Quick Injera Notes and Variations

  • You can substitute buckwheat flour for the whole wheat flour if you like, or just use all white flour. If you can find teff flour at a health food store, by all means use it.

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