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Namibia, while having no official national dish, regards the pap and meat dish as their nation’s favorite. Pap is a cornmeal porridge served with meat, cabbage, or fish and is a common staple among many African nations. Another favorite food is Veldt. This is a dense bread first introduced by European settlers. Not having many of the traditional ingredients available to them to make the bread they were used to having, they produced Veldt, meaning ‘bread of the wild’ using alternative ingredients and cooking methods. This spiced, heavy bread can be prepared and cooked by a campfire and served hot with butter.

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup margarine

• 3 1/2 cups whole-meal flour

• 4 teaspoons baking powder

• 1/4 cup brown sugar

• 1/2 teaspoon salt

• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

• 1/4 teaspoon allspice

• 5 1/4 ounces skimmed milk

• 1 egg, beaten

• 1 teaspoon vegetable oil

Directions

1. Sift flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl. Mix in the sugar and spices, and then add the margarine. Rub the margarine into the mix until it is crumbly.

2. Form a well in the middle and pour in the milk and egg. Mix together into a stiff dough and put on a floured board. Knead dough for 10 minutes until smooth.

3. Grease the inside of a loaf tin with the oil. Cook for around 45 minutes in a 375 degrees F oven. The cooked loaf should sound hollow when tapped.

Recipe from cdkitchen.com