South African Recipes

Melktert : Milk Tart (Submitted by Maatjie Greeff E-Mail )

The Crust :

  1. Beat together 113 grams of Soft Margarine, 1 tablespoon of Castor Sugar and 1 Egg Yolk.
  2. Sift together 1 cup of Flour and 1 teaspoon of Baking Powder and add this to the first mixture. Then add Half a Cup of Milk and Water. This will result in a soft dough.
  3. Butter 2 Tart plates and spread the dough with a spoon across the bottom and sides.

The Filling :

  1. Boil together 3.5 cups of Milk and one tablespoon of Butter.
  2. Meanwhile, mix together 2 rounded tablespoons of Flour, 2 rounded spoons of Maizeno, the Yolk of 4 Eggs and 1 cup of Milk.
  3. Stir this mixture into the boiling milk mixture and boil until cooked. Then add 1 cup of Sugar and remove from the stove.
  4. Beat the Whites of the 5 Eggs until stiff and add this to the boiled mixture.
  5. Put the resultant into your 2 prepared Tart plates and bake at 180ºC for 20 minutes.

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