South African Milk Tart {Melktart}

South African Milk Tart

I used to just purchase a couple of tart shells when I make this recipe – I need two as the ones that I can find are usually quite small. Though, it is really quite simple to make your own tart shell. I seem to be having to make my own tart shells more often as pre-made ones are getting harder to purchase here.

Made with common ingredients, and only the base needing to be baked, this recipe is easy to make and delicious, served with Rooibos tea for morning or afternoon tea or as a dessert.

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South African Milktart {Melktart}

Cuisine South African

Keyword Dessert, Tart

Ingredients

Tart Shell - or use a premade one

• 2 cups plain flour
• 1 egg
• 125 g butter
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 cup caster sugar
• 1/2 tsp salt

Filling

• 500 mls milk
• 95 g cornflour
• 6 TBSP sugar
• 2 eggs, separated
• pinch salt
• 25 g butter
• 2 tsp vanilla essence
• cinnamon

Instructions

Tart Shell

• Grease and line a pie pan.
• Mix sugar and butter together.
• Add the egg and beat well.
• Sift the flour and baking powder and add to the butter mixture.
• Add the salt and mix well.
• Wrap in clingwrap and refrigerate for about one hour.
• Roll out the dough on a floured board and place into pie pan.
• Prick the dough with a fork before covering with baking paper. Pour over beans for blind baking.
• Bake 180˚C for about 15-20 minutes until golden.

Filling

• Heat milk and sugar together in a saucepan.
• Mix some of the warm milk with the flour to make a paste and then mix back into the milk mixture.
• Add egg yolks and salt.
• Cook until thickens, stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat and add the butter and vanilla essence.
• Fold in the lightly beaten egg whites.
• Pour into base and sprinkle with cinnamon. Cool in the fridge.

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