Bread
Tapalapa (Gambian Country Bread)

Tapalapa (Gambian Country Bread)

The Gambia

55Minutes
MediumLevel
6Serves
9Steps
About

The dense, chewy multigrain baguette sold at roadside stalls across The Gambia, blending wheat with millet, maize and cowpea flours for breakfast.

Equipment
  • Large bowl
  • Baking tray
  • Clean cloth
  • Oven
Ingredients
Plain wheat flour3 cups
Millet flour½ cup
Maize (corn) flour½ cup
Cowpea or chickpea flour¼ cup
Instant yeast2 tsp
Sugar1 tbsp
Salt1½ tsp
Warm waterabout 2 cups
Vegetable oil1 tbsp

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