Hopi Cookery/Juanita Tiger Kavena 1980

Thumbprint Bread (Kolatquvi)

Servings Preparation Time Cooking Time Calories Saturated Fat Fat Sodium Carbohydrates Protein Cholesterol
6


INGREDIENTS:
2 teaspoons chamisa ash 1/4 cup water 2 cups coarse cornmeal
1 cup boiling water 1 tablespoon sugar



1 Mix ashes and 1/4 cup water and set aside.
2 Measure cornmeal and sugar into a mixing bowl.
3 Add 1 cup boiling water to cornmeal mixture and stir with a wooden spoon.
4 Strain ash water into cornmeal and stir until mixture turns blue.
5 Shape heaping tablespoons of dough into 1-1/2 inch balls. Indent the center of each ball with your thumb.
6 Put the thumbprint bread in a colander and set it in a pot of boiling water.
7 Cover pot and simmer bread for approximately eight minutes.

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