Mealie bread
This is one of those popular South African recipes and is great for a side dish at a braai or as part of a lunch box snack.
Ready in
1 hour 15 minsServing size
Makes 1 loafIngredients
- 1 cup (250 ml) coarse mealie meal
- 2 tsp (10 ml) baking powder
- 1 cup (250 ml) cake flour
- ½ tsp (2,5 ml) cayenne pepper or paprika or to taste
- ½ tsp (2,5 ml) salt
- 1 cup (250 ml) low-fat maas or buttermilk
- 3 eggs, beaten
- ¼ cup (60 ml) sunflower oil
- 1 x 410 g tin cream style sweetcorn
Method
- Preheat oven to 180 °C and lightly grease a 1,5 litre bread tin.
- Place dry ingredients in a mixing bowl.
- Combine the maas, eggs, oil and sweetcorn. Mix into the dry ingredients until well blended.
- Spoon into the bread tin. Bake for 45-60 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.
- Allow to cool in the pan for a few minutes. Turn out onto a cooling rack.
Tips
- Grate 2-3 baby marrows and add to the mixture. Stir ¼ cup grated cheese, into the batter or sprinkle half on top.
Mealie bread muffins
This recipe works very well baked into muffins, bake the mixture in silicon cups for 20-25 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean.
Mealie bread muffins
This recipe is from Cooking from the heart, 1st edition
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