Milk Tart 1
Milk tart is the most famous South African sweet tart. This is a really great recipe using puff or flaky pastry that can easily be doubled if you are having people over.
Ingredients
Crust
500 g puff pastry OR quick flaky pastry
Filling
7 ml butter
1 ml salt
1 stick cinnamon
750 ml boiling milk
10 ml custard powder
15 ml cornflour
15 ml cake flour
25 ml cold milk
125 ml white sugar
4 large eggs separated
2 ml almond essence
Method
Line 2 pie plates with pastry and make a raised edge for each
Add butter, salt and cinnamon stick to boiling milk
Mix custard powder, cornflour and flour to a paste with cold milk then stir in a little hot milk mixture
Stir this into the rest of the hot milk, add 50 ml of the sugar and bring to boil, stirring continuously
Remove from the stove when it has thickened, and discard the cinnamon stick
Beat egg whites until stiff but not dry
Gradually beat in remaining sugar
Beat egg yolks lightly and stir in a little custard mixture
Stir yolks into custard mixture, then add almond essence
Carefully fold in egg whites
Pour into pastry cases and bake at 200°C for ±10 minutes
Lower heat to 180°C and bake for a further 10-15 minutes, or until the filling has set
Cool slightly and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.
Category: Tarts
Cuisine: South African
Sub-Category: Traditional