BRAAI (barbecue) Roosterbrood your next braai essential!!

The word Braai is essentially South African slang. Its about being South African. It is a special time for us, as family and friends gather together for "chop and dop" (chop and alcoholic drink) this is our weekend national culture.

One side dish we love is called Roosterbrood...directly translated......toast.
It is so much more than that.

cooked this way the simple toasted sandwich is elevated to other levels. Try your favorite fillings or experiment with different combinations of meat,cheese,breads.
Make your own

Ingredients

1/4 cup of sugar
1 kg of cake flour
10 grams of instant dry yeast
lukewarm water
1 pinch salt

Method

Mix the dry ingredients together
Make a pool on top and add a little bit of the lukewarm water.
Knead the dough adding more water if needed
Put in a plastic container and seal, place container directly in the sun if possible
Rise for about 60 minutes
Roll in your hands small equal sized balls
Flatten into desired shape on a tray ready for the fire or use a grill.
Place on the fire (medium heat) grill, once the bottom side turns brown, flip it over
you will see the dough rising.

Try normal store bought slices of bread to make toasted sandwiches, truly delicious cooked this way