CARAMELIZED ONION, CHEDDAR, CORN AND MARMITE SKILLET BREAD
30 ml oil
1 onion, sliced
45 ml brown sugar
250 ml cake flour
250 ml maize meal
60 ml light brown sugar
15 ml baking powder
2.5 ml salt
2 ml cayenne pepper
250 ml buttermilk
2 extra large eggs
45 ml melted butter
1 x 410 can whole kernel corn, drained
250 ml grated cheddar cheese
Topping
60 ml butter
45 ml marmite
2 ml thyme
Heat the oil and fry onion until soft. Add sugar and salt and stir. Cook through until caramelized. Set aside.
Combine flour, maize meal, sugar, baking powder, salt and cayenne pepper in a bowl.
Beat the buttermilk, eggs and melted butter together.
Add this mixture to the dry ingredients along with the corn and cheese.
Mix well and pour into greased loaf tin or baking dish. Arrange caramelized onion on top.
Bake in pre heated oven at 200°C for 20 – 25 minutes.
For the topping – melt the butter and marmite together.
Add thyme and mix well.
Pour over the bread as soon as it comes out of the oven.
PICTURE: Charleen Nieuwenhuizen
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