Name: Mealie Bread (South African Corn Bread) By African Bites
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Southern African Recipes
Ingredients: 2-3 fresh corn about 2 cups corn; 1 cup all-purpose flour; ¾ cup corn meal; 2 tsp baking powder; ½ tsp baking soda; 2-3 tbsp sugar; 1 tsp smoked paprika; ¾ tsp salt; ½ cup sour cream; ½ cup milk; 2 large eggs; 4 tbsp unsalted butter melted; 2 tsp fresh basil chopped

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Mealie Bread (South African Corn Bread) By African Bites

Yields4 Servings

Prep Time15 minsCook Time45 minsTotal Time1 hr

Mealie Bread is a super-moist cornbread with a rich flavorful taste. Added some basil and smoked paprika to it and leveled up the flavor of this popular African and Southern bread. Truly indulgent in every bite!

A classic South African bread that makes use of mealie (or maize) as its main ingredient, thus the name “Mealie Bread”. This traditional street food is made by transferring the mealie batter in an empty cocoa can (very resourceful eh?) then it is steamed until it’s cooked. Just like making rice cakes! It gives more of a pudding-like texture compared to the baked version that’s more of the crusty-bread side.

2-3 fresh corn about 2 cups corn

1 cup all-purpose flour(130 g)

¾ cup corn meal(95 g)

2 tsp baking powder

½ tsp baking soda

2-3 tbsp sugar

1 tsp smoked paprika optional

¾ tsp salt

½ cup sour creamor (115 g)

½ cup milk(120ml)

2 large eggs

4 tbsp unsalted butter melted(57 g)