Melktert

Meaning "milk tart" in Afrikaans, melktert is a famous South African dessert. It is a sweet pastry crust containing a creamy filling made from milk, flour, sugar and eggs.


For the pastry

Ingredients:
2 cups flour
1 egg
½ cup sugar
2 tsp baking powder
125g butter
Pinch of salt

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


For the filling

Ingredients:
4 ½ cups milk
2 ½ tbsp corn flour
1 cup sugar
3 eggs
Pinch of salt
2 ½ tbsp flour
1 tsp vanilla essence
A big spoon of butter

Method
Bring milk to the boil.
Beat eggs well and add sugar, flour, corn flour and salt.
Mix well.
Pour boiling milk into the mixture and stir well.
Return to stove and stir well until mixture thickens.
Add butter and vanilla essence and pour into cooked pastry.
To decorate, sprinkle with cinnamon.

Please note:
If like me, you don't like making Pastry (or you just don't have the time), buy a ready made empty pastry case at Morissons (or your local supermarket) instead.