Kenya · bread · English edition
Kenyan chapati
A soft layered flatbread of wheat dough coiled into a spiral before rolling.
8 servings · 105 minutes (estimated)

Ingredients
Quantities for 8 servings.
- 600 g Flour
- 350 ml Warm water
- 150 ml Vegetable oil
- 1 tbsp Sugar
- 1.5 tsp Salt
Method
- Mix the flour with the salt and sugar, add the warm water and two spoons of oil.
- Knead the dough fifteen minutes, until it is smooth and elastic.
- Cover it with a damp cloth and rest it an hour at room temperature.
- Divide it into eight balls, roll each into a thin round and brush it generously with oil.
- Roll the round into a rope, coil it like a snail and press it flat with your palm.
- Rest the coils fifteen minutes and roll each one out into a round again.
- Cook them in a dry pan a minute and a half a side, brushing with oil, to browned spots.
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