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Potbrood (aka Pot Bread) is a traditional South African classic way of baking bread. It’s origins belongs to the Boer settlers, and is traditionally baked in a Dutch oven, in a pit with hot coals.

These days, many like myself still use that idea, but now opt to use a thick flat based pot, and the baking done in an oven. With it still being Heritage month in South Africa, I simply had to bake us this Heritage bread.

Potbrood dough is like any basic yeast dough, that requires all the same steps as you would when baking a regular bread.

Potbrood Baked in a Small Cast Iron Pot, in the oven.

Potbrood makes for a delicious accompaniment to a South African Braai, or even a steaming pot of Potjiekos. Slather a slice of freshly baked potbrood, with butter and/or jam, when you can’t resist waiting until dinner time. Potbrood also pairs fantastically with soup, or as a rustic side dinner bread.

Let’s Get Kneading Lovelies

Happy ‘Potbrood’ Baking

Love Marriam

Here is another Yeast dough version worth trying too…

Simple Yeast Dough

Do You Enjoy Making Your Own Bread?

Potbrood, A South African Classic

Difficulty: Medium
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Author: Foodeva Marsay (@foodeva_marsay)

~ Mix together the following, and let stand for 5 minutes:

2 cups warm water

1 Tablespoon Sugar

1 Tablespoon Yeast (instant)

~ After 5 minutes, Add in 2 Tablespoon Oil to liquid mix above.

~ In a separate bowl add:

4 cups Flour (Bread Flour or All- Purpose Flour/Cake Flour)

2 teaspoon salt

~ Combine wet and dry ingredients, knead for 5-8 minutes

~ Grease bowl with oil, and add kneaded dough, Leave to rise in a warm spot for 1 hour or more

~ After 1 hour, knock down dough and knead lightly until dough is smooth.

~ Transfer to a Greased, oven safe Pot and allow dough to rise again for 20 minutes.

~ Bake in 180 degrees celsius oven for +/- 40 minutes or until done.

~ After removing from oven, Brush top of potbrood with 1 Tablespoon melted butter and herbs (herbs optional).

~ Allow to cool slightly, before Turning out onto a cooling rack.

ENJOY!!!

https://marriamsayed.com/2020/09/21/potbrood-a-south-african-classic/

NOTES BY FOODEVA MARSAY

~ Here I have Used Brown Bread Flour, You may use any flour you prefer, and any brands.

~ Ensure the dough has risen to double it’s initial volume, during the 1st Rising Stage.

~ Add Nuts or Seeds to the dough, for a different take to a regular potbrood.

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Potbrood, A South African Classic, is ready to be enjoyed.

Other Bread Options on Foodeva Marsay to try…

ROTI – South African Style

These divinely delicious, Creamy Cheesy Garlic Rolls, are smoothered in a creamy garlic sauce and garlic butter, topped with a with golden crown of melted cheese.

Who doesn’t enjoy a slice of garlic bread sometimes. A perfect option as a starter or as a side accompaniment to your seafood, chicken or any meat dishes.

This BLOG POST AND RECIPE was Inspired by my dearest cousin Waseela Rahiman, who had shared her idea on how to make these yummy garlic rolls. Now we have been on my ALL SORTS AND FOODIE GROUP, WATALOTWEGOT, for years, since it’s inception, way back during the ancient days of BBM??. HUGE SHOUT OUT TO YOU WASI, SHUKRAN CUZZIO❣

For those that follow me on My Facebook Page or Instagram, would know how I LOVE creating something New from left-overs. What I fondly term as my “WANT NOT-WASTE NOT” ideas. That is exactly what I did with today’s whip up.

Having bought some store bought bread rolls recently, I had a few left overs that had been sitting in my bread bin, knowing I had to make use of them before they turned mouldy. My best bet for them, were to turn them into these Lipsmackingly – Delicious CREAMY CHEESY GARLIC ROLLS.

Here is my Version of this idea, one that I always turn to when I need some garlicky rolls. You may use fresh rolls if you please or like me, a couple days old rolls are just fine.

Creamy Cheesy Garlic Rolls

Difficulty: easy
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Author: Foodeva Marsay
(@foodeva_marsay)

YOU WILL NEED

• 4 store bought Rolls (stale rolls are prefectly fine too)

• 3/4 cup GARLIC Sauce à la Foodeva Marsay
… How to Make
~ 3/4 cup milk
~ 1 Tablespoon Butter
~ 2 Tablespoon Flour
~ 3-4 Tablespoon Steers Garlic Sauce (or any other brand)
~ 4 Tablespoon Fresh Cream (optional)
~ 1 teaspoon Lemon Juice
~ salt and pepper
> Make up garlic sauce with these ingredients, like you would a regular white sauce.

• Garlic Butter

• Shredded Gouda/Cheddar Cheese

INSTRUCTIONS

♡ Make up the Garlic sauce, by heating milk and butter, add the flour and rest of ingredients and whisk until smooth and thickened.

♡ Grease a large enough oven casserole with a non stick spray

♡ Add a spread of Garlic sauce to bottom of casserole

♡ Now make slits into the bread rolls and stick in some of your favourite garlic butter (as little or more as you prefer), and place into casserole

♡ Now top the prepared garlic sauce liberally over the rolls and try getting some into the slits on the rolls

♡ Cover with foil and bake for 10-15 minutes, then remove the foil and top with shredded cheese.

♡ Return to oven, uncovered and allow to crisp up a little and cheese melts. Lower heat of oven as you would want the entire rolls to be warmed through.

CREAMY CHEESY GARLIC ROLLS ARE READY TO BE ENJOYED

♡ Top with freshly Chopped Curly Leaf Parsley. Best served immediately with your favourite protein meal.
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*Inspired by Waseela Rahiman*

It’s been almost a month since I have some new cookware, to work “properly” with my newly installed Induction Hob. And Boy am I pleased with the results of using the Le Creuset range of cookware. For this particular recipe, I used my Le Creuset Non-Stick Crepe Pan to toast the Naans and it worked like a charm.?

I have since used this Pan to make toasted sandwiches to perfection, lightly grill sliced cold meats. I have yet to make Pancakes on them,what they are actually for?, but it’s so versatile that it has many other uses as well. Well I think, making Indian styled Naans on a French Cookware , is an awesome combination with fantastic results?.

Herewith is the recipe, That has been shared by a very lovely friend, Zeenath from a group I have with such lovely ladies that share n care for each other, find us now on Facebook at Watalotwegot for more such Tried and Tested Recipes And much more ? Thank You Zeenie?.
This recipe I have made many a times, but tend to do a bit of experimenting each time. This time I opted to flavour with more Garlic and Chives, incorporated into the dough.
So here you go, hope you give it a try…

Happy Naan Making
?Foodeva Marsay?

Garlic and Chives Naan

Difficulty: Easy
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recipe credit – Zeenie?
Ingredients
3 cups flour
3 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 teaspoon ghee/melted butter
1 1/3 cup sour milk(cultured milk product, available here in South Africa)
1 teaspoon Minced Garlic
2 Tablespoon snipped fresh Chives

For Toasting and Brushing
Melt:
5 Tablespoon Butter
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 Tablespoon Snipped Chives

Method:
~Combine flour,baking powder,salt and rub in ghee into flour
~Add sour-milk , minced garlic and Chives and knead well to make a soft dough.
~Divide into small balls,

~Let dough rest for 30 minutes, but just as good to go if you in a hurry?
~Roll out and Toast on Pan with the melted garlic/chives butter.

~Keep Covered, and ENJOY with your favourite Meal.?

Additional Notes by Foodeva Marsay:
*Sour Milk may be substituted with Buttermilk or Plain Yoghurt
*Any other flavouring options may be tried out, like adding chopped chillies to dough for a spicier naan, OR Chopped fresh Coriander, Whole Cumin Seeds or Sesame Seeds.

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Potbrood, A South African Classic

Potbrood, A South African Classic

Creamy Cheesy Garlic Rolls

Creamy Cheesy Garlic Rolls

Garlic and Chive Naan

Garlic and Chives Naan