Dessert
Melktert

Melktert

South Africa

70Minutes
MediumLevel
8Serves
10Steps
About

The beloved Afrikaner milk tart, a wobbly cinnamon-dusted custard set in a light pastry shell, brought to the Cape by Dutch settlers.

Equipment
  • Tart tin
  • Saucepan
  • Whisk
  • Bowl
  • Rolling pin
Ingredients
Cake flour (pastry)1½ cups
Butter125 g
Sugar (pastry)2 tbsp
Egg (pastry)1
Milk4 cups
Sugar (filling)¾ cup
Cornflour3 tbsp
Cake flour (filling)2 tbsp
Eggs (filling)3
Butter (filling)1 tbsp
Vanilla essence1 tsp
Cinnamonfor dusting

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