cathyxyz wrote:

> Michael "Dog3" Lonergan wrote:
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>>I like the maize thing you mentioned. Actually I liked all of your post but
>>I'm a huge grit fan. Have you any tried and true recipes?
>>
>>Michael
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> Try this:
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> Pap and Cheese Bake
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> 1.2 litres water (1 1/2 pints)
> 5 ml salt
> 300 gram mealie (maize) meal (500 ml)

How finely ground is this? More like corn starch? Or polenta? Or
regular wheat flour? I'd like to try this recipe, and would be albe to
dind any one of those three ingredient,s but probably nothing called mealie.


> 30-50 ml butter
> 200 gram cheddar cheese (500 ml)
> 2 tomatoes, sliced
> 1 ml black pepper
> 5 ml dried or 15 ml chopped fresh origanum
> 15 ml grated parmesan cheese
> 2 eggs, beaten
> 250 ml milk
> 3 ml salt or seasoning salt
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> Bring the water and salt to the boil. Add the mealie meal mixing well.
> Cover with the lid and simmer for 20-30 minutes until done. Stir in the
> butter and half the cheese. Using a wooden spoon, press half the hot
> pap into a greased 20 cm X 20 cm ovenproof dish. Arrange half the
> tomato slices on top and season with pepper and origanum. Cover with
> the remaining pap and spread evenly. Sprinkle the remaining cheddar
> cheese and the parmesan over. Beat the eggs, milk and salt together and
> pour over the pap.
> Bake at 180ºC for 80 minutes or until the egg mixture has set. Arrange
> the remaining tomato slices on top 20 minutes before baking time
> expires. Serve hot.
>
> Hope you like it!
>
> Cheers
> Cathy(xyz)
>