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  Ethiopia: Teff and Tenacity Injera Description : A sourdough flatbread made from teff flour, used as both a plate and utensil in Ethiopian meals. Ingredients : 2 cups teff flour (brown or ivory, or substitute a portion with barley or wheat flour; teff is gluten-free) 3 cups distilled water (fluoride and chlorine can interfere with fermentation) Optional: 1/4 teaspoon dry active yeast Instructions : In a large mixing bowl, combine teff flour and distilled water (and yeast if using). Loosely cover with plastic wrap or cheesecloth and let sit at room temperature for 4-5 days to ferment. Add more water if the mixture becomes dry. Discard if mold forms. After fermentation, pour off the top layer of aerobic yeast and excess liquid, leaving a clay-like batter. Stir well. In a small saucepan, bring 1 cup of water to a boil. Stir in 1/2 cup of fermented batter, whisking until thickened. Mix this back into the original batter. Add about 2/3 cup water to achieve a crepe batter consistency. ...
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Ethiopia: Teff and Tenacity

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  Ethiopia: Teff and Tenacity In the highlands of East Africa, where the sun bakes red soil and ancient churches are carved straight from rock, is the land of Ethiopia, old, enduring, and unbowed. Ethiopia is home to one of the most ancient civilizations on the planet. The ancient Kingdom of Aksum was notably tolerant of religions that others in the ancient world persecuted, opening their doors to the Jewish diaspora, early Christians fleeing the Roman Empire, and even Muhammad himself along with early Muslims, escaping persecution in Mecca. Aksum was notably the second nation in the world to adopt Christianity as its official state religion (After Armenia), and in the centuries after doing so became much less tolerant of Pagans, Jews, and Muslims. In historical legends, Aksum’s Jewish population formed their own kingdom in the mountains, the Kingdom of Simien, though this is disputed. Either way, the Ethiopian Empire (also known throughout the world as Abyssinia) gained control ov...
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