Sweet Corn Bites

Delicious as a starter or teatime snack, good for vegetarians.

Ingredients:

• 250ml sweetcorn (canned or frozen)
• 5ml salt
• 125ml wholewheat flour
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• 125ml cake flour
• 10ml baking powder
• 10ml mixed herbs
• 125ml milk, cream or yogurt
• 15ml butter (melted)
• sunflower oil for shallow frying

For some spice add chopped green chili, pepper, cilantro or spring onion.

Directions:

Sift the dry ingredients together and add the herbs. Mix the milk and butter.

If you using frozen corn, pulse a few times in a food processor.

Mix all the ingredients together until a smooth batter is formed. You can use one cup of cake flour if you don't have wholewheat flour.

Heat oil in a pan and when hot. Drop table spoonfuls of batter in oil and fry for 4 minutes on each side, until light brown or cooked. Drain on paper towel.

Serve with chutney or sauce or tea.

Source: homemade

By Dorty from SA

Editor's Note: Here is a Wikipedia entry on cooking weights and measures, with some conversion charts that may be helpful. There are also several other conversion websites online:

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooking_weights_and_measures