Instead of eating mealies on the cob, why not try it out with an interesting twist? Good enough for a main meal, as well as a nice accompaniment to braai dishes. This comes out almost like a mealie bread, nice and light and fluffy.

Ingredients

• 3 white or yellow mealies, kernels cut off the cob
• 1 cup sour cream or normal cream
• 1 cup white flour
• 1 cup cheddar cheese grated
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon chilli flakes (optional)
• 1/4 teaspoon sea salt

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius
2. Mix the dry ingredients together (flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, chilli flakes)
3. Rub the butter into the dry ingredients until it resembles bread crumbs
4. Beat the eggs and the cream together
5. Blend the mealies, cheese and flour together, then add the egg and cream mix and mix well
6. Scoop it all out into a rectangular pie dish and sprinkle a bit of extra cheese over the top
7. Bake for about 40 minutes or until golden brown on top – to test whether it is done, insert a skewer into the casserole and if it comes out dry it is done
8. Leave to cool
9. Serve cold

Serves 4

Serve with a nice side salad.

Variations:

1. Add 4 diced spring onions as well as 2 cloves of garlic
2. Use mushrooms and red and yellow peppers instead of mealies
3. Use spinach, feta cheese and mushrooms instead of the mealies and cream

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