Day 5 Bonus! - Microwave Mielie (Sweetcorn) Bread (WF, GF, DF)

Photo credit: Tafelberg

This delicious Mielie bread recipe is so quick and easy to make and has become a regular standby for braai's (BBQ) and picnics on the weekends. I found the recipe in the Sustained Energy for Kids Low GI, low fat recipe book by Gabi Steenkamp, Tanzia Merlin and Jeske Wellmann (Tafelberg) and I have adapted it to be Wheat, Gluten and Dairy Free.

Microwave Mielie (Sweetcorn) Bread (wheat, gluten & dairy free)

Ingredients:
1 dash Paprika, for sprinkling on microwave silicon mold
2 Tbs Gluten free Flour
4 Tbs Sugar
1 tsp Freshly chopped parsley, optional
150 ml Maize meal
100 ml Oat bran (regular oats will do if you don't have oat bran)
1 1/2 tsp Baking powder
1/2 tsp Salt
1 Tbs Canola oil
3 Jumbo Eggs
1/2 C Dairy Free milk (soya, rice etc)
1 can Cream style Sweetcorn

Method:
1. Spray a microwave silicon ring pan  with non-stick spray or grease with paper towel dipped in oil.
2. Sprinkle a little paprika into oiled ring pan.
3. Mix all the dry ingredients together in a medium sized mixing bowl.
4. In a separate bowl or shaker, mix the oil, eggs and milk together well and add to dry ingredients.
5. Add the sweetcorn and mix well.
6. Pour into the microwave baking pan and microwave at 80% power for 12 minutes, then at 100% power for 1 minute.
7. Allow 10 minutes for standing time.
8. Turn out, slice and enjoy with a Braai or picnic on the beach!

Dreamy Creamy Butternut Bake

My friend Olga made this Delicious Dreamy Creamy Butternut Bake for us at a Braai she was hosting. It is the perfect accompaniment to a juicy cut of steak and a freshly Braai baked bread.



Dreamy Creamy Butternut Bake

Ingredients:
500g Butternut, sliced into rings
1 C Cream
1 C Milk
2 Cloves Garlic
1 Packet Thick White Onion Soup powder

Method:
1) Layer the Butternut in a 2l casserole dish and preheat the oven to 180*.
2) Blend all the remaining sauce ingredients and pour over the butternut.
3) Cover the casserole with tinfoil.
4) Bake this for 30-40 minutes.
5) Remove the foil and bake for another 20-30 minutes (1hr in total)
6) Garnish with fresh chopped chives.

Serves 6-8 as a side dish

Creamy Butternut Bake

This must be the most awesome Butternut dish that I have ever come across! My dear friend Olga made it at her "Farewell" braai, so it's a bitter sweet memory.

Creamy Butternut Bake

Ingredients:
500g Butternut, sliced into 1cm rings
250ml Cream
250ml Milk
2 Cloves of garlic
1 Packet of Thick white onion soup powder

Method:
1. Blend all the sauce ingredients in a jug.
2. Arrange the butternut in an oven proof dish.
3. Pour the sauce over the butternut, getting into all the grooves.
4. Cover the dish with tinfoil.
5. Bake in a warm oven of 180* for 30-40 minutes.
6. Remove the foil and bake a further 20-30 minutes.
7. Garnish with chopped chives and serve hot from the oven.
8. Beware, it won't last long, and be sure to serve a nice bread alongside this dish at a braai (or BBQ) to mop up the sauce!

Serves: 8