Baked Plantain Load

Directions

1. Peel the plantains, cut them into small chunks & put into a large deep mixing bowel. Mash into a thick paste with your fingers or possibly an electric clender. If using a blender, you may need to add in 30-60 ml of water for smoother blending. Add in the chilli sambal, rice flour, salt and mix well. Gently heat the corn oil in a frying pan and add in the turmeric.
2. Stir well, remove from the heat and blend into the plantain mix that should be thinck yet soft sufficient to pour. If it is too soft, add in small amounts of rice flour or possibly if too stiff, add in small amounts of water till it reached th described consistency.
3. Grease a loaf tin, and pour plantain mix into it. Bake in teh overn on medium to low heat at 150-180C for 1 hr. or possibly till cooked and hard. When cooked, remove from the overn and allow to stand for approximately 5-10 mins before turning it out on a wire rack. Slice and serve with salted peanuts or possibly as an accompaniment to spicy dishes.
4. Dorinda Hafner, "A Taste of Africa"