Mulmul፡ሙልሙል

Ingredients

• 4 cups wheat flour
• 2 tsp dry yeast
• 1 1/4 cups warm milk
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup niter kibbeh, melted, plus more for brushing
• 1 egg
• 1/2 tsp korerima, ground
• 1 tsp salt

Method

1. 1

   Stir the yeast and a spoon of the sugar into the warm milk and leave it 10 minutes until it foams

2. 2

   Mix the flour, the rest of the sugar, the salt and the korerima

3. 3

   Add the yeast milk, the melted kibbeh and the egg, and knead 10 minutes until smooth and soft

4. 4

   Cover and rise 1 hour until doubled

5. 5

   Divide into 12 and roll each piece into a tight ball between your cupped palm and the table

6. 6

   Set them on a tray with a finger's gap between them and let them rise 30 minutes more

7. 7

   Brush with kibbeh and bake at 180°C for 20 to 25 minutes, until pale gold

8. 8

   Brush again the moment they come out