Cheese and herb mielie pap “muffins”
August 13, 2010 in Baking
Cheese and herb mielie pap “muffins” topped with sweet roasted tomatoes
A stylish way to serve mielie pap. Serve with stews and casseroles, with your braai or even on it’s own!
To cook the pap:
750 ml pap
1.5 L boiling water
5 ml salt
Bring to a simmer and stir until thickened. Cover and allow to steam for 5 minutes. Allow to cool slightly.
5 ml mixed herbs
Ina’s Seasoned salt
25 ml olive oil
250 ml grated cheddar cheese
2 eggs, beaten.
Preheat the oven to 200°C.
Add all the ingredients to the cooled pap. Squash into a greased muffin tray. Bake for 25 minutes. Top with roasted tomatoes and wild rocket.
Sweet Roasted tomatoes
250 g Rosa tomatoes
10 ml Olive oil
25 ml balsamic vinegar
5 ml brown sugar
Salt and pepper
Some fresh or dried rosemary
Place all the ingredients in a baking tray, make sure the tomatoes are well coated.
Roast for 20 minutes at 200 degrees or until soft and slightly charred.
And here you go, pimped up mielie pap!
To this recipe and more, click on http://www.crushmagonline.com/
P.s. I feel the need to write why I feel blessed! Very random, but this is what comes to mind…
I love my husband and our two boys – fred and Charlie
I love our families
I love our friends
I love my job because I’m in love with food
I’m grateful that my brother is doing much better
I’m grateful for my recovery and health.
I love our little house
I’m grateful that hubby puts up with my mad cooking attacks
I’m grateful for our warm bed at night and the electric blanket!
I love coffee – even though it gives me migraines
I’m grateful for the creation of bread
and olive oil
and balsamic vinegar
I love Cape Town
I’m so proud of little Fred, he loves eating rocket and carrots – my little vegetarian pug!
I’m so grateful that my siamese cat graces us with his presence every night and sleeps between his mom and dad.
Have a great weekend all
hugs C x
Copyright Bits of Carey
leaineskitchen said on August 13, 2010
Wow, what a fantastic idea! I love this combo. I have also been experimenting with roasted and oven dried tomatoes – I adore them! Sometimes it’s nice to count your blessings and take note of everything you’re thankful for – beautiful words! Have a lovely weekend xx
Zabwan said on August 13, 2010
Now look who’s drooling
these are so stylish, they’d make any braai classy!! Thanks!
BITSOFCAREY said on August 13, 2010
ha ha! thanks!
BITSOFCAREY said on August 13, 2010
Thanks Lea, I eat roasted tomatoes often, it just brings out the flavour! YOu have a good weekend too! x
Kitchengirl said on August 13, 2010
Oh wow Carey!! these are gorgeous as usual!
Kitchengirl said on August 13, 2010
Oh Carey, i love your poem xx
Gaby866 said on August 13, 2010
thank you sooo much.. Coming from the northern hemisphere I have never yet dared to make pap… but geeeewizzz this sounds easy and I can taste it just reading your recipe !!
as for your thank you poem !!! so great.. think one really needs to sit back and remember what one is thankful for every day !1
BITSOFCAREY said on August 13, 2010
awwwwwee! thanks xx
BITSOFCAREY said on August 13, 2010
Thanks! I’m not really a pap person, so I had to “joosh” it up some how so that I can eat it! It’s true, we don’t sit back and think how blessed we really are, so I felt the need to remind myself and share with ya’ll xx
BITSOFCAREY said on August 13, 2010
Thanks Caro, just random thoughts came to mind. Ha ha, didn’t intend it to be a poem, but now that I look at it, it actually does like one!! ha ha! I’m a poet and I didn’t even Know it!! Have a good weekend xx
ninatimm said on August 13, 2010
I have given this a 5 star…..awesome!!
sharonsmit said on August 16, 2010
Lovely -both the pap-muffins and the ‘poem’
and lols @ your Veggie Pug! 
women24ed said on August 16, 2010
Oo, ooh.. I am so making these! Yum.
BITSOFCAREY said on August 16, 2010
Thanks Nina! xx
BITSOFCAREY said on August 16, 2010
thanks! he he, he is a darling x
BITSOFCAREY said on August 16, 2010
yipppee, enjoy with your next braai or oxtail stew x