Milk Tart

A homemadeSouth African melktertis always a winner. Whether you need dessertfor your dinner party, a cake for a special occasion or simply just a slice of something sweet with your afternoon cup of tea thiseasy melktert recipewill sort you out.

Ingredients pastry:2 cups flour1 egg cup sugar2 tsp baking powder125g butterpinch of saltMethod pastry:1. Cream butter and sugar well together and add the egg, before beating well.2. Add all other ingredients making a stiff dough.3. Press into one or two round cake tins/pie dishes and bake at 180C until light brown about 20 minutes.Ingredients filling:4 cups milk2 tbsp cornflour1 cup sugar3 eggspinch of salt2 tbsp flour1 tsp vanilla essencea big spoon of butterMethod filling:1. Bring milk to the boil.2. Beat eggs well and add sugar, flour, cornflour and salt.3. Mix well.4. Pour boiling milk into the mixture and stir well.5. Return to stove and stir well until mixture thickens.6. Add butter and vanilla essence and pour into cooked shell.7. Allow to cool in the fridge (you do not need to cook the tart any further)8. To decorate, sprinkle with cinnamon.