"Melkkos" is one of my favourite dishes ever. I do honestly not know what it is called in English, but if I had to translate it, it would be something like milk food. It is a dish with its main ingredient being milk, to which you add some flour and butter.

It is a great traditional dish that can be enjoyed all year round. Try it in the winter, it warms you up from the inside! Nothing tastes nicer than a bowl of melkkos, sprinkled with cinnamon sugar on the top.

What can be nicer, I ask you all! If you have never tried it, I would say it is time.

Ingredients:
1 cup of flour
1 1/2 tablespoons of hard butter
A pinch of salt
2 1/2 cups of milk

Method:
1. Rub the butter in with the flour, using your fingers. Add the salt and mix some more.
2. Bring the milk to the boil on the stove and add the butter and flour mixture a little bit at a time.
3. Turn the heat right down and let it boil for about 5 minutes. Make sure you stir the mixture often.
4. Sprinkle cinnamon sugar on the top and enjoy it warm!

You will not be disappointed with this recipe. Try and enjoy. Believe me, you will.

Lizel Salter

My name is Lizel and I was born in South Africa. I am VERY proud to call myself South African. I love my country and want to describe to the world how I feel about the people, food and landscapes.

This is the main reason why I wrote my traditional South African recipe book. All the recipes are recipes I grew up with, that were passed on to me by my mother and from generation to generation.

In 2004 I married the man of my dreams, a great Englishman. We are living in England at the moment, trying to visit South Africa at least once a year. I started writing articles for this article site to share what I know best.

I hope that I am successful in sharing with you a piece of my heart, part of my soul. I love South Africa, and I want you to experience it in the same way I do!