Ujeqe (steam bread) recipe

Recipe tried and tested by Pamela Mkhungo.

This bread doesn’t require an oven as it gets cooked using a saucepan and steamer on top of the stove.

Ingredients

• 200g sugar
• egg white
• 4C flour, plus extra for dusting
• 1 1/2 cups warm water or any way best suited
• 11 g sachet instant yeast
• 3 pinches of salt

Method 

1. Mix the flour, sugar, water, yeast and salt to form a  loose dough. Knead the dough for 10 minutes by gripping it and slapping it against the side of the mixing bowl. Put the dough into a clean, greased plastic  bag and knot closed. Place in a warm area for about 1 hour, or until doubled in size.
2. Place a steamer over a saucepan of simmering water. Put the bag containing the dough inside the steamer and steam for 1 hour, or until a skewer inserted comes out clean.
3. Remove from the saucepan and cover with a tablecloth and place in an open bowl.

Variety serving sides

• Stew
• Chakalaka
• Soup
• Butter