12/10/2026
Classic South African milk tart - easy one:
*Crust:*
- 2 cups flour
- 1 egg
- 125g soft butter
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 tsp baking powder
- Pinch salt
*Filling:*
- 4 cups milk
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 eggs, separated
- 2.5 tbsp flour
- 2.5 tbsp cornstarch / Maizena
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon for topping
*Method:*
1. *Crust:* Cream butter and sugar, add egg. Mix flour, baking powder, salt and add to butter mix. Press into 2 tart dishes. Bake at 180Β°C for 10-12 min until light golden.
2. *Filling:* Heat 3.5 cups milk with butter on stove until almost boiling.
3. In a bowl mix remaining 0.5 cup cold milk, sugar, flour, Maizena, vanilla and egg yolks. Whisk well.
4. Pour a little hot milk into yolk mix to temper, then pour everything back into pot. Stir on low heat until thick like custard - about 5-7 minutes. Don't stop stirring.
5. Beat egg whites stiff, fold gently into thick custard.
6. Pour into baked crusts. Sprinkle cinnamon on top. Chill in fridge for 1 hour to set.
Creamy, not too sweet. The trick is low heat when thickening so it doesn't go lumpy.
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