Melktert (Milk Tart)

[localgirl]

Milk Tart (serves 8)

A homemade South African melktert is always a winner. Whether you need dessert for your dinner party, a cake for a special occasion or simply just a slice of something sweet with your afternoon cup of tea – this easy melktert recipe will sort you out.
Ingredients – pastry:

2 cups flour
1 egg
½ cup sugar
2 tsp baking powder
125g butter
pinch of salt
Method – pastry:

1. Cream butter and sugar well together and add the egg, before beating well.
2. Add all other ingredients – making a stiff dough.
3. Press into one or two round cake tins/pie dishes and bake at 180°C until light brown.

Ingredients – filling:

4 ½ cups milk
2 ½ tbsp cornflour
1 cup sugar
3 eggs
pinch of salt
2 ½ tbsp flour
1 tsp vanilla essence
a big spoon of butter
Method – filling:

1. Bring milk to the boil.
2. Beat eggs well and add sugar, flour, cornflour and salt.
3. Mix well.
4. Pour boiling milk into the mixture and stir well.
5. Return to stove and stir well until mixture thickens.
6. Add butter and vanilla essence and pour into cooked shell.
7. To decorate, sprinkle with cinnamon.

 

[Ruwach10]

this sounds wonderful....I will have to try it....(it sounds kind of like the leche con leche tart/cake...I don't know if I've spelled that correctly or even got the name correct...it was something I saw on the food network and have always wanted to try.....anyone know what I'm talking about or have a recipe for it?)...anyway, it sounds kind of like what I saw on tv, but tuned in after the recipe, just in time to see it and make me want to try it but not know how to make it....so, I will try this and see how it is...but it sounds wonderful...thank u for sharing!