This Mealie Meal Bread can be enjoyed with either a sweet or a savoury topping It seems that many people are interested in Mealie Meal recipes whether they be recipes on how to make Mealie Meal pap (porridge) or other variations such as the Mealie Meal Crumble Pap recipe which I posted about last month. There are many South African recipes which include Mealie Meal (which is made from ground corn/maize and is similar in texture to polenta)and I will be posting some of these on my blog in the future. Today I thought I’d post a great bread recipe, which is really quick and easy to make.
This recipe comes from the well known South African cookbook “Cook and Enjoy It’ by S.J.A. de Villiers. The original Afrikaans version of the book “Kook en Geniet” was published in 1951 and both books are among South Africa’s most famous and are considered to be representative of authentic South African heritage and food culture. “Cook and Enjoy It” remains one of my most favourite cook books of all time !
Mealie Meal Bread
1 ½ cups Milk
2 cups Mealie Meal
1 tsp Salt
4 tbsp Butter (or Margarine)
3 Eggs, beaten
2 tsp Baking Powder
Heat 1 cup of the milk and then blend the other ½ cup of milk together with the mealie meal. Then add the mealie meal, salt and butter to the cup of hot milk and mix well. Cool and then add the beaten eggs and baking powder. Blend well and turn in to a greased loaf tin. Bake at 180’C/350’F/Gas Mark 4 for 30 to 40 minutes.
Delicious served hot out of the oven with lashings of butter !
