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South African Melktert (Milk Tart)

Total Time
56 min
20m prep · 36m cook
Servings
4 people
Rating
Difficulty
Hard
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🥬 Vegetarian 🥜 Nut-Free ☪️ Halal ✡️ Kosher

This milk tart recipe is from my South African grandmother, Ouma. Her legendary milk tart is lip-smacking, and the recipe is a real winner. It's a traditional South African tart that is easy to prepare and can be served hot or cold.

Ingredients

  • cooking spray
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 3 tablespoons butter , melted
  • 3 eggs yolks
  • 1 cup cake flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 0.25 teaspoons salt
  • 4 cups milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 eggs white
  • 1 tablespoon cinnamon sugar

Instructions

  1. 1

    Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Coat a 9-inch deep-dish pie plate with cooking spray.

  2. 2

    Mix together sugar and butter in a large bowl until smooth. Add egg yolks and beat until light and fluffy. Sift in cake flour, baking powder, and salt; stir until well-blended. Mix in milk and vanilla until combined.

  3. 3

    Whip egg whites with an electric mixer in a separate bowl to stiff peaks. Fold into batter. Pour into the prepared pie plate; sprinkle cinnamon sugar on top.

  4. 4

    Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes, then reduce temperature to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Continue baking until the center is set when pie is gently jiggled, 25 to 30 minutes.

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