Mealie bread

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.

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

Process:

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 wellblended.
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.