South African milk tart. My 'ouma' South African grandmother's legendary milk tart. The recipe is a real winner. It is a traditional South African tart that is very easy to prepare.

Ingredients of South African milk tart

1. It’s 3 tbsp of melted butter.
2. You need 3 1/2 cup of milk.
3. It’s 2 cup of crushed biscuits (Marie or other).
4. You need 2 of eggs.
5. You need 1/2 cup of sugar.
6. You need 2 tbsp of flour (heaped).
7. Prepare 2 tbsp of maizena or other corn flour(heaped).
8. Prepare 2 tbsp of butter.
9. You need 1 of powdered cinnamon.

Melktert (/ˈmɛlktɛrt/, Afrikaans for milk tart) is an Afrikaner dessert consisting of a sweet pastry crust containing a custard filling made from milk, flour, sugar and eggs. This monsoon try making a lip smacking South African Dessert "Melktert" / Milk Trat. Learn how to make eggless Milk Tart By Megha Joshi ony on India Food. Milk tart is a South African favourite for tea, birthday parties or just after dinner dessert.

South African milk tart instructions

1. Mix crushed biscuits with the melted butter and press into a pie dish..
2. Heat 3 cups milk with sugar and butter, setting aside the other 1/2 cup for later..
3. Separate eggs, beat yolks and add to the milk..
4. With the 1/2 cup milk which was set aside earlier, mix flour and maizena to a paste..
5. Add to the mixture, always stirring..
6. Remove from heat..
7. Beat egg whites to a stiff peak, then fold into the milk mixture..
8. Pour into crushed biscuit base, sprinkle with cinnamon..
9. Allow to cool, and enjpy!.

It is generally served in slices of a greater pie but can be made into smaller individual pies and even bite-size tartlets. Every home industry, school cake sale, Church fete or funeral in South Africa will inevitably have. A traditional tart which is loved by young and old alike. Children especially love the filling as a dessert. Stir in margarine and pour mixture into ready-made pie shells.