Mealie bread (Cooking from the Heart)
Recipe from Nompumelelo Diko
Makes 1 loaf
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.
1 cup (250 ml) coarse mealie meal
2 tsp (10 ml) baking powder1 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
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.
Tip: 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.
