Two easy mielie meal muffin recipes for breakfast

If you’ve had enough of eggs and bacon, oats and Coco Pops for breakfast, these delicious mielie meal muffin recipes will save you from food boredom.

This is also a great way to use up mielie meal, especially if you don’t want to make pap.

Two mielie meal recipes you must try

Mielie meal muffins

ingredient:

• 6 eggs
• 340 g of pork
• 1 1/2 cups of milk
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 1 1/2 cups White Star Corn
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1 teaspoon of salt
• 1 can of corn

manner:

1. Boil 6 eggs in a pot of boiling water for 5 minutes.
2. After boiling, drain the water and replace with cold water and cool for five minutes. Put the eggs in the fridge for 30 minutes before putting them in the fridge for another 30 minutes.
3. Dice the pork pieces and set aside.
4. In a large mixing bowl, whisk the eggs, milk and melted butter.
5. In a separate bowl, combine the cornstarch, flour and baking powder. Pour the liquid mixture into a bowl and stir to combine. Once mixed, stir through the corn.
6. Rim a large muffin tin with butter and flour.
7. Fill the center of the muffin tin with the mixture before placing the peeled hard-boiled egg in the centre. Fill each muffin hole with the remaining mixture, covering the egg.
8. Bake for 20 minutes at 180°C.

*This recipe was found at www.foodiesofsa.com.

Spinach and Feta mielie meal muffins

*The 12th

ingredient:

• 120g butter, at room temperature, plus extra to serve
• 2 large eggs
• ½ tsp salt
• 1½ cups flour
• ¾ cup instant cornstarch
• ½ tsp baking powder
• ½ cup of milk
• ¾ cup cooked and chopped spinach
• ½ cup crumbled feta

See also: Recipe of the day: 4-ingredient milk tart box

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 200°C.
2. In a large mixing bowl, beat together the butter, eggs and salt until light and fluffy.
3. In a separate bowl, sift the flour, cornstarch and baking powder.
4. Add the dry ingredients to the butter-egg mixture, alternating with the milk. Mix to form a smooth dough and stir in the spinach and feta.
5. Spoon the batter into a greased 12-cup muffin tray and bake for 20-25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean.
6. Serve warm with butter.

*This recipe was found at www.mykitchen.co.za.