Cookbook:Alkubus (Nigerian Steamed Bread)

| Cuisine of Nigeria

Alkubus is a steamed wheat bread from northern Nigeria. It originated from Arabs.

Ingredients

 * Wheat flour
 * Instant yeast


 * Salt
 * Baking powder


 * Water


 * Vegetable oil

Special equipment

 * Mold for cooking
 * Stovetop

Procedure

 * 1) Sift the flour into a mixing bowl.
 * 2) Mix in the yeast, salt, baking powder, and enough water to make a dough.
 * 3) Cover the dough and let rise for 1 hour.
 * 4) Gently deflate the dough.
 * 5) Grease a cooking mold, and transfer the dough to the mold.
 * 6) Cover the mold and place it in a steamer setup. Steam until cooked through and a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean.
 * 7) Remove from the heat and let cool.
 * 8) Unmold the steamed bread and serve.