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Mike and Bridget Parker run an innovative East Cape company specializing in products made from organic grain. Here are two of their favourite recipes.

Kiwi Organics Cornflour and Beer Bread

• 3 cups self-raising flour

• 1 cup Kiwi Organics Cornflour

• 1 tsp salt

• 2 dsp sugar

• ½ bottle beer (an old 745ml bottle, so near enough to 1½ stubbies)

Method

Sift dry ingredients; add beer. Mix lightly and put in a large loaf tin. Bake at 190 C for 45 minutes.

Kiwi Organics Lemon Tart

Pastry

• 250g Kiwi Organics Cornflour

• pinch of salt

• 100g sugar

• 4 egg yolks

• 1 tsp vanilla

• 125g butter

Put all ingredients into a food processor and mix until it starts to form a ball. Roll out on floured greaseproof paper then overturn on to a flan dish. Press into dish. Pastry will be a bit fragile so just patch where necessary. Chill for 1 hour then blind bake at 120 C for 10 minutes.

Filling

• ¾ cup sugar

• ¾ cup lemon juice

• 3 eggs, beaten

• ¾ cup cream

Put sugar and lemon juice in a bowl on top of a saucepan of simmering water. Stir to dissolve. Combine eggs and cream; add to bowl and stir continuously for 5 minutes until thick and smooth. Pour into cooked shell and bake at 120C for 25 minutes or until set. Cool and keep in the fridge until ready to serve.

Garnish with lemon zest and a dusting of icing sugar and serve with a dollop of thickened cream.

You can also read all about Mike and Bridget by looking up our feature, 'The Miller & His Wife'.