Saturday, May 23, 2015

Mealie bread ( 1 loaf )


Ingredients :

  • 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




Instructions :

1. Preheat oven to 180 °C and lightly grease a 1,5 litre bread tin.
2. Place dry ingredients in a mixing bowl.
3. Combine the maas, eggs, oil and sweetcorn. Mix into the dry ingredients until well blended.
4. Spoon into the bread tin. Bake for 45-60 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.
5. Allow to cool in the pan for a few minutes. Turn out onto a cooling rack.


Cook's note :

Grate 2-3 baby marrows and add to the mixture. Stir ¼ cup grated cheese, preferably reduced fat, into the batter or sprinkle half on top.