Yummy Mealie Bread

I haven’t blogged in a while hey…. ….In my defence I have been trying to find a balance between living, working in two provinces and finding time for blogging.  I’m all about health, exercise and living a balanced life this year.  I hope you have been trying out some of the recipes….

As I was going through the InHouse Club cookbook I saw an array of interesting local recipes including Yummy Mealie Bread recipe. I just had to give it a try and guess what? I loved it….now I’m sharing it with you.

The original recipe includes a cup of grated cheese but I’ve removed it and make it an option for serving.  However, feel free to include it in the recipe.  Happy Baking!

Yummy Mealie Bread Recipe

 This wonderful corn brean can be served with a braai, with soup, or even used to make a sandwich.

 ¾ cup onions, chopped

 50g unsalted butter

 5ml (1tsp) dried herbs (I used Italian Herbs)

 2 ½ cups cake flour

 10ml (2tsp) baking powder

 5ml (1tsp) salt

 3-4 sprigs parsley, chopped

 2 cobs sweet corn, remove kernels

 2 carrot, grated

 3 eggs

 315ml sour milk

 1 chilli, chopped

 2ml black pepper

 Method:

1. Preheat oven to 200۫C.   Sauté the onion in butter.
2. Add herbs and leave to cool. 
3. Sift the flour, baking powder and salt twice.
4. Mix together the parsley, mealie kernels, carrot, chillie, pepper and onion. 
5. Beat the eggs lightly with a fork and add the sour milk.
6. Sift the flour over the vegetable mixture and bind to a dough with the egg mixture.
7. Tip into a well-greased and lined (with grease-paper) 28 cm loaf pan and bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes.