Sinkhwa Sembila (Mealie Bread)
Mealie bread is a traditional Swazi food that is frequently sold by women or children on the roadside, with the loaves gently wrapped in corn cob leaves. Mealie bread is traditionally steamed rather than baked, resulting in a softer, longer cooking procedure with a very soft consistency. The resultant bread is extremely wet, like a mix between thick corn pudding and a dense loaf. Nowadays, most bread is baked, with a crisp exterior and a crumblier texture. Sweet corn kernels, milk, eggs, butter, flour, sugar, and salt are among the ingredients. The bread can be eaten simple or with emasi, sauce, or any curry of your choice.
Ingredients:
- 3 cups raw fresh corn kernels (mieliepitte),3 tablespoons of flour,1 ½ teaspoon baking powder,2 heaped tablespoons of butter,1 tablespoon sugar,1 teaspoon salt
Instructions:
- Mince the corn kernels or place in liquidiser, be careful not to liquidise it too fine, add all the ingredients together and mix very carefully.
- Take the inside leaf of the corn and drop spoons full of the mixture in the center of the leaf so that when folded the mixture will be almost 3/4 full, roll and close the leaf carefully and fold in the part that has no mixture and place up right in saucepan, keeping it in place with cut off corn cob pieces.
- When pot is full, add 2 cups of water, cover and steam for 1 hour at low temperature, checking that it does not burn, keep moist.
