Braai Day Mealie Bread

Celebrate Heritage Day by serving this tasty (and easy to make!)

mealie bread as a side to your favourite braai meats.

Mealie Bread

Makes one large bread

Ingredients

4 cups self-raising flour

4 sachets Canderel Yellow

1 Tbls salt

2 large eggs, beaten

¾ cup (200ml) full cream milk

2 Tbls vegetable oil

1 tin creamed corn

100g (1 cup) mature cheddar, grated

1 Tbls butter, melted

Maldon salt crystals

Method

Pre-heat the oven to 180°C.

Sift the flour, Canderel and salt together. Mix well.

Add the eggs, milk, oil, creamed corn and cheddar and gently stir to combine.

Liberally grease a large bread pan (preferably non stick).

Pour the bread mix (it should be quite wet and sticky) into the pan.

Level the mixture, paint with melted butter and sprinkle with salt crystals.

Bake for one hour (or until a test stick comes out clean).

Allow to cool in the pan before removing.

Serve with butter and any condiments of your choice – the perfect side to a braai.

TIP: Add more cheese, drained corn kernels and some bacon bits for an even more indulgent version.

Foodie gems in the Midlands and Underberg

My brother turned thirty this month, and with the milestone came 3 celebrations. First, a family affair in the park with bubbly and sushi, then a big 80s themed bash for all his friends and finally an intimate family weekend away in the Underberg. 

Since the Underberg is about an 8 hour drive from Joburg, we decided to make a road-trip of it and visit some sites along the way. We stopped in the Midlands and discovered the most delicious handmade artisan chocolates at Chocolate Heaven. Bergamoth infused, chilli and granadilla pods, vanilla bean coconut clusters and ginger bites were just some of the flavours we chose - just delicious!  

www.chocolateheaven.co.za

Just outside the town of Underberg, Pucketty Farm sells free range eggs, farm fresh bread, a selection of pickles, home-made produce and and selection of trout products. Unpretentious and old world, the farm animals roam around and there is even an 'honesty' paying system - and definitely some of the best bread we've ever had! 

www.puckettyfarm.co.za

Some other places we visited again this time around and I have blogged about before are the Nottingham Road Brewing Company and the best Biltong shop at the Mooiriver offramp, read about them here: http://lekkerbeksa.blogspot.com/2011/01/beer-biltong-in-midlands.html