South African

Favourite South African Recipes :: Cheese-scones

Buttermilk Rusks Recipe

Rich, meaty steak and mushroom stew topped with golden, flaky pastry. This steak and mushroom pot pie is the personification of comfort food.

Pumpkin fritters – or Pampoen koekies in Afrikaans – are delicious for breakfast or dessert and it’s so quick and easy to make! Print Pumpkin Fritters Author: Fazila Olla-Logday Recipe type: Dessert Cuisine: South African Serves: 6 Pumpkin fritters or Pampoen koekies in Afrikaans are delicious for breakfast or dessert and it's so quick and easy to... Read More »

The Impossible Pie. This is an old South African recipe, a family favourite, and it couldn’t be easier! Ingredients: ½ cup flour ½ tsp baking powder 1 cup coconut Pinch of salt 1 cup of sugar 1 tsp vanilla essence 5 tbsp soft butter 2 cups milk 4 eggs How to: Place all the ingredients into a mixing bowl or processor, blend until very well mixed and creamy, at least 3 minutes. Pour into a greased pie dish and bake at 180°C for about an hour, until golden brown and crispy. When done, the pie…

Savoury muffins always hit the spot in our homes and here is a quick and easy treat. These yummy muffins are perfect for a weekend-breakfast treat and of course, ideal to serve fresh-out-of-the-oven as a side dish to a hearty soup, salad or stew.

This deliciously boozy date pudding with its brandy-laced sauce makes an excellent alternative to traditional Christmas pudding.

This recipe is provided by Sasko Flour – sharing the goodness!

My latest baking endeavor began the way they often do -- with a challenge -- and played out in typical fashion: in fits and spurts of obsessive research and serious thought followed by compulsive ingredient gathering, fatigue and procrastination, and finally getting on with it (and making another trip to the market for fresh ingredients). All of this is to say that I usually find the end result of all that activity to be disappointing, at least initially. I mean, it's difficult to do justice…

Treat the family to this traditional homegrown bread. Hot out of the oven it is always a winner!

Favourite South African Recipes :: Fish-cakes

Born in the townships of South Africa, chakalaka is a simple, spicy dish of onions, tomatoes and often beans.

This is a legendary Melktert (Milk Tart) Recipe, the one "Ouma" used to make and the recipe used by millions around the world the original, the one and only and best. LEKKER and YUMMY guaranteed!

This is a wonderfully thick and flavourful milk custard set in a crust. A traditional tart which is loved by young and old alike. Children especially love the filling as a dessert.

Crunchies are something a lot of South Africans grew up with, like Hershey’s Kisses in North America, or hot, roasted chestnuts in Europe. Yet, I never ever thought that they were in fact a p…