Maali

Name: Maali
Yield: Makes One Loaf or Nine Small Buns
Ingredients: 75 g/3 oz/⅔ cup self-raising (self-rising) flour; 7.5 ml/1½ tsp baking powder; 25 g/1 oz/¼ cup Cheddar cheese, finely grated (optional); 150 ml/¼ pint/⅔ cup milk; 75 g/3 oz/¾ cup cornmeal; 2.5 ml/½ tsp salt; 1 egg

Preparation info

Makes
One
Loaf

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Complete Guide to Traditional Jewish Cooking

By Marlena Spieler

Published 2016

About

Mamaliga, or cornmeal, is one of the basic staple ingredients of the Balkans – it even features in old Yiddish folk songs about Romania! cheese can be added to this light golden bread to give it a savoury taste.

Ingredients

75 g/3 oz/⅔ cup self-raising (self-rising) flour
7.5

Vegetarian
Bread

Method

Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/Gas 6. Place the self-raising flour, baking powder, cornmeal and salt into a large mixing bowl. Mix well, then make a well in the centre.