Bobotjie and Malva Pudding

One of moms at Christian's preschool just had a baby (her 3rd) and since she doesn't have any family in town, I was asked if I would like to bring in a dinner for the family.  The mom has a lovely accent which I recognized right away as being from South Africa so I thought it would be a fun experience to attempt to cook some traditional South African food for her.

I contacted a good family friend, Gill, who shares the same lovely accent (that's how I recognized it), and is also a wonderful cook, for some help.  She sent me a couple of recipes that I tried and I think (I hope!) they turned out well.  

The first one is Bobotjie (pronounced Bobootie) which is a meat dish with onions and sultanas.  Do you all know what those are??  Golden raisins.

Anyone know what a dessertspoon is?  It's bigger than a teaspoon, and smaller than a tablespoon (I think). 

I made this dish the day before (just in case! I don't have that much confidence), and I had so much that I decided to use it for stuffed peppers for our dinner last night.  Yum!

Now on to dessert . . . this is the stuff that makes the world go round:  Malva Pudding!  Oh help me this is good.  I made a practice dish Wednesday and the kids downed it and begged me to make it again.  I quote: "mom, this recipe is a keeper!"

So today, I made a double batch - one to keep and one to share.  As I write this, John is sitting next to me with a slice of Malva Pudding, warmed up, and said, "wow, this is really good."

Give it a try - make it for your family - it's really, really easy.

Malva Pudding:

 

1 Cup sugar, 1 egg, 1 tablespoon apricot jam, 1 cup flour, 1 cup milk, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 1 tablespoon butter, 1 teaspoon vinegar, pinch salt.

 

Sauce:

 

1/2 cup cream, 1/2 cup milk, 1/2 cup hot water, 1/2 cup butter, 1 cup sugar - melt all together, keep stirring until well blended.

 

Beat egg & sugar until light in color.  Add jam, melt butter and then add vinegar to butter.  Add to mixture.  Add flour, milk, baking powder & pinch of salt.  Bake 350 covered for 45 minutes.  Then 2-3 minutes uncovered.  Remove from oven and poke holes with a fork.  Pour some of the sauce over pudding until fairly saturated.  Serve rest of sauce hot with pudding in each individual slice. 

note:  The first time, I didn't have cream, nor milk, so I used soy milk and it turned out just as good. 

I delivered the food this evening and I hope the mom likes it!  She was excited about it, so hopefully it will satisfy!

Thanks Gill!!! You're the best!