Vetkoek with Jam and Cheese recipe idea. Easy and quick filling idea for vetkoek is the basic apricot jam and cheese, breakfast or brunch.

Vetkoek with Jam and Cheese

A South African vetkoek recipe with a filling of jam or jelly and cheese recipe idea to create for a breakfast or a brunch. A no bake stove top cook for the family with many filling ideas. Makes a delicious lunch or supper to for the weekend. The vetkoek keeps well on the counter for a day or two and may be frozen for make ahead meals.

What is a vetkoek in english?

The name vetkoek is an South African Afrikaans name that means “fat cakes” in English. It is a bread dough that is fried in oil in a pot. Eaten warm with many filling ideas. Popular with south africans.

What do you eat with vetkoek?

Vetkoek can be eaten alone or make it a meal with the fillings. Either salads, breakfast or brunch fillings. Then you get the very popular curry mince or chicken fillings. Also use boerewors and tomato sauce for the best tasting meals ever. The easy and quick filling is jam and cheese.

Can you make vetkoek in the oven?

Regular Oven, Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Baked in a regular oven approximately 20 to 25 minutes in a regular oven until they are a light golden brown. Remove from oven and let cool slightly. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Ingredients

Get the vetkoek cooked first, ( homemade vetkoek Recipe )

then slice or grate some cheddar cheese.
butter
apricot jam or jelly

Obtain some of you apricot jam and first butter the warm vetkoek that is halved.

Add the cheese and then a dollop of jam or spread it on top of the cheese. Both sides if you would like to eat them open.

The vetkoek you would of already cooked before applying this filling.

This is the easiest and most popular vetkoek filling that everyone has. Add your cheese and jam and close it and eat warm. All the butter and cheese are melting and taste scrumptious. The homemade vetkoek recipe