Melktert – Milk Tart Recipe

This is a very traditional South African dessert and boerekos without a doubt.

Crust ingredients;

• 125gm butter
• 0, 5 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 cups flour
• 2, 5 teaspoons baking powder
• 0, 5 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons oil
• Vanilla essence

Crust method;

• Cream butter and sugar.
• Add oil.
• Add the egg.
• Add essence (no earlier, no later).
• Finish off by adding flour, baking powder and salt.

Filling ingredients

• 1L milk
• 6 eggs
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup of sugar
• 105g Mezina
• 100g flour
• ¾ teaspoon almond essence
• Salt

Filling method;

• Boil milk and add butter.
• Add flour and Mezina that has been mixed in to a thin paste with a little of the above milk.
• Split egg yolk and white.
• Whip egg yolk and sugar then add to milk.
• Whip egg white but not too stiff.
• Add to above mixture.
• Add Almond essence.

Now bake in crust 15-17min at 400-450*F (204*c-230*c)

Geniet your MELK TERT (Milk Tart) with friends, family or just eat it all yourself!