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Recipe: Macebelengwane

 Macebelengwane , Makweve

What if you couldn't find bread on the shop shelve and you don't have all the time to make a full baking? Macebelengwane, Zimbabwe's time honored 'piece in the left hand' that goes with tea or coffee could just be your answer. In addition to being so delicious and filling, macebelengwane are so easy to prepare and are ready to eat in less than 1 hour! Below we suggest two ways of making Macebelengwane. Have a look and try


Ingredients

¼ Cup mealie meal
1 Cup flour
¼ Teas spoon baking powder
1 Table spoon sugar
1 tea spoon salt
1 Cup water
Optional
1 egg
1 table spoon butter / margarine

Method 1: Flat Macebelengwane

1.    Sieve flour, mealie meal, sugar, and salt into a bowl.
2.    Beat the melted butter and egg together in a cup and add to the mixture in the bowl
3.    Add water in step wise manner ensuring that the resulting dough is firm but still slightly sticking to the hands.
4.    Grease the sides of a stock pot with butter and lay the dough along the edges. Press it so that the width is not more than 1.5cm. Make sure the lower edge of the dough is at least 2 cm from the bottom of the pot
5.    Place the laden stock pot on the stove and let it heat for 2 – 3 minutes
6.     Add 50 ml of water and close the pot. Once the water is finished, add more ensuring that the meniscus of the water does not touch the lower edge of the dough.
7.    Cook for 20 minutes
 

Method 2: Macelengwane Balls

1.    Sieve flour, mealie meal, sugar, and salt into a bowl.
2.    Beat the melted butter and egg together in a cup and add to the mixture in the bowl
3.    Add water in step wise manner ensuring that the resulting dough is firm but still slightly sticking to the hands.
4.    Roll the dough into balls, max 5cm in height.
5.    Stack the balls into a stock pot and heat it for 2 – 3 minutes as above
6.    Add 50 ml of water and close the pot. Keep adding small amounts of water once the previous one is finished and cook like this for 20 mins. Test with a knife to see if the dough is well cooked

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