The Classic South African Cookbook
In The Classic South African Cookbook, Melinda Roodt aims to serve as inspiration for people to create a place of loving, sharing and connecting over food.
Chapters are divided into:
- Breakfasts
- Starters
- Salads
- Soups
- Breads, quiches and pizzas
- Pastas
- Vegetables and sides
- Fish and seafood
- Chicken
- Red meat
- Cakes, tarts and desserts
- Rusks, biscuits and sweets
- Pestos, sauces and jams
Recipes that caught my eye:
- Cranberry and almond muffins (p22)
- Grilled baby marrow and green bean salad (p49)
- Pea, broccoli, bacon and avocado salad (p50)
- Baby marrow and feta soup (p67)
- Health bread (p84)
- Seafood paella (p163)
- Salt-roasted chicken (p179)
- Lamb knuckle potjie (p209)
- Overnight leg of lamb (p214)
- Dark chocolate ganache gateau (p234)
- Old-fashioned milk tart (p243)
- Apple strudel (p254)
- Chocolate praline meringue with cherries and berries (p261)
- Chocolate soufflé tart with raspberries (p262)
What I made:
I made the milk tart as I was sure this was the same recipe I had made when I was at school. The pastry is amazing and the filling was delicious. It is so easy to make that I can see why it is a firm favourite on many a tea time table. I also made the health bread which is perfect when toasted and served with marmalade. It was a tad bit on the sweet side for me but so easy to make that it will appear in my kitchen again.
My verdict:
Lovely notes with some of the recipes and at the beginning of each chapter. Each chapter has its own quote and photographs of a beautiful array of farm life and food. The food photography is really good and many of the dishes look enticing. I was disappointed that most of the bread recipes call for store bought dough. In the homemade pasta recipe Melinda calls for a litre of cake flour. This is my worst way to measure flour as you don’t know how packed the flour is meant to be.
Publishing information:
Inspiration published on Lavender and Lime June 28:
- 2015 – Miracle At Augusta
- 2013 – Freshly Blogged
- 2012 – Spiced Crumpets
- 2011 – Lovely Blog Award
- 2010 – The Savoury Tart Challenge Round Up
Sounds like a wonderful book Tandy, love, love the milk tart. I prefer weighing my baking ingredients so much easier.
I am so glad you agree Cheri 🙂
Can’t beat a good milk tart.
Have a super evening Tandy.
🙂 Mandy xo
For sure! Have a great evening as well 🙂
This sounds like a fabulous South African cookbook. I am looking for a good melktert recipe so I will definitely look this one up.
I am posting it soon!
I love milk tart! I also want to make bobotjie because it was so delicious 😀
It is the perfect weather for babotie 🙂
Awesome post.
thank you!