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Ethiopian Honey Bread Aka Yemarina Yewotet Dabo

A yeasted loaf flavored with honey, coriander, cinnamon, cloves, and milk.

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Why it works: Cinnamon and clove match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 14,189 recipes. Both carry ethyl cinnamate, which smells sweet, balsamic. The science ↓

Ethiopian Honey Bread Aka Yemarina Yewotet Dabo

Oven300 °F
Time50–60 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Mix the dough

  1. In a separate bowl, combine the egg, honey, coriander, cinnamon, cloves and salt; mix well.

  2. Add the yeast, milk, and butter.

  3. Beat in 1 ½ cup flour.

Rise and shape

  1. Let rise until doubled, then punch down and knead for 1–2 minutes.

  2. Shape the dough and place in a buttered loaf pan.

  3. Let rise for 1 hour.

Bake

  1. Bake in a 300 °F oven for 50–60 minutes.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

861Calories
28 gProtein
26 gFat
128 gCarbs

Counts 8 of 10 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Honey1 tbsp (21g)64
Clove1 tsp ground (2g)7
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Waternot in our table0
Coriandernot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

Explore the science

The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Cinnamon + clovetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together14,189 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl cinnamate (sweet, balsamic).

  2. Coriander + cinnamontop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,635 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  3. Milk + buttertop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together81,283 recipes

    Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).

  4. Coriander + clovetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,221 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  5. Cinnamon + flourtop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together17,341 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Yeast
Produces gas as it feeds on sugars, which lifts and aerates the dough.
Flour
Its proteins form gluten, giving the loaf its structure and chew.
Egg
Adds structure and richness, helping bind the dough.
Honey
Adds sweetness and moisture, and helps the crust brown.
Butter
Adds fat that tenderizes the crumb and adds flavor.
Milk
Adds moisture and softness to the dough.

The step that matters

Let rise until doubled. Yeast gas needs time to expand the gluten network. Dough that is underproofed before baking stays dense, while the rise must be complete for the loaf to lift evenly.

Swap the coriander

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (egg, honey, cinnamon, clove, milk, butter, flour):

  1. Nutmegfits better
  2. Cardamomfits better
  3. Allspicefits better
  4. Corianderthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against egg, honey, cinnamon, clove, milk, butter, flour. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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