Print: South African Melktert (Milk Tart)

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.

Prep

20 min

Cook

36 min

Servings

Difficulty

Hard

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

Nutrition per serving

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