SOUTH AFRICA - Melktert

Melktert (Milk Tart)

A favourite pudding is the Milk Tart. Similar in texture to an egg custard. Great with a good cuppa, and often served for afternoon tea. While staying at The Crags in Natures Valley, to shelter from the rain we stopped for tea and cake at the local dairy where all cakes in the tea room are made from the milk of their beautiful herd of Jersey cows.

 Recipe for Melktert

Filling

4.5 cups milk

1 cup sugar

Pinch of salt

1 dessert spoon butter

1 teaspoon vanilla essence

3 eggs

2 Tablespoon maizena

2.5 Tablespoons flour

3 teaspoons cinnamon

Pastry

0.5 cup sugar

2 cups plain flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

Pinch of salt

1 egg

4 oz butter

Pastry

Preheat oven to 150C.

Cream the butter and sugar in a small bowl with a mixer until smooth.

Add the egg and continue beating until light & fluffy.

Stir in the sifted flour, baking powder & salt to make a stiff dough.

Press into greased tins and bake in the oven till brown.

Remove and leave to cool.

Filling

Boil the milk, beat the eggs, add the sugar and beat well again.

Add the flour, maizena, and salt and mix well.

Pour in the boiled milk and stir until the mixture thickens. Lastly add the vanilla and a knob of butter to cool.

Pour into the pastry cases & sprinkle with cinnamon.

Put in fridge to set.

Here's a great web site with lots of South African recipes.

www.biltongbox.com