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Mini millet cake from Burkina Faso

The best iftar recipes from Burkina Faso! The team from GoodVision in Burkina Faso, West Africa, shares the best recipes for breaking the fast with us. Ramadan Kareem!

Schriftzug Ramadan Kareem und Strichzeichnung einer Moschee mit Sichelmond und Stern

Ingredients:

  • 250 g millet flour
  • 1 egg
  • 200 ml water or milk to taste
  • 1 pinch baking powder
  • 1 pinch of salt
  • 1 sachet vanilla sugar
  • fruit and whipped cream to taste


This is how it works:

  • Sieve the millet flour, dissolve 20 g of millet flour in 2 tablespoons of liquid
  • Bring the water or milk to the boil and stir in the dissolved millet flour
  • Stir until the mixture thickens
  • Mix this mixture with the remaining millet flour and sugar.
  • Add the egg
  • The dough should be a little thick
  • Leave to rest for approx. 3 hours
  • Bake the dough in small portions in a hot, lightly greased pan until golden brown on both sides.


Tastes particularly good with plums, figs, apricots or dates and a dollop of whipped cream.

Bon appetit!

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