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Traditional South African Milk Tart
Traditional South African Milk Tart
"This is a traditional South African tart. It is decadently smooth and creamy. It was brought to the country centuries ago when the dutch settlers first settled in the Cape in 1600. The large amount of milk used in this milk tart recipe is an indication that it was introduced by Dutch Dairy farmers.'Melk tert' is ubiquitous with South Africa. One finds milk tart at every festival, bazaar or church fete and in every home industry shop and flea market across the country. It is inexpensive to make, and this recipe makes two complete tarts so you can take it to a bake sale and contribute meaningfully or give one away and keep one for yourself. It goes really far and you have only used 1 ltr of milk. Go ahead, give it a go. You will thank me for it!"
Cooking Vessel Size10" pie dish, 2" deep
Ingredients
- 125 grams full fat margarine. You can use butter if you can afford it.
- 125 milliliters Sugar
- 1 Egg
- 500 milliliters Flour.
- 2 teaspoons Baking powder
- 1 liter Whole milk. Pour 200 ml in a large jug or bowl and 800 ml in a large saucepan.
- 30 milliliters Margarine
- 2 Eggs. Separated. Put the egg whites into a clean, separate bowl. Keep the eggs yolks in a separate dish.
- 1 Whole egg
- 200 milliliters Sugar
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For the crust. Cream 125 g margarine with 125 ml sugar.
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Add one whole egg and mix again.
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Add 500 ml flour and baking powder slowly to the mixture and mix till it forms a ball of dough.
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Wrap in saran wrap and leave to chill in the fridge for 15 minutes.
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Prepare the pie dishes with PAM and line the pie dishes.
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Bake at 200C for 10 minutes or until done. Pastry should be slightly golden around the edges. Allow to cool.
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Edmund K
May 31, 2017
This recipe sounds really interesting, but the link provided goes to a Page Not Found message on the contributor's website. If you do a search for milk tart, you're directed to the blog entry that contains the recipe. Do be aware that the ingredients are all measured in metric, so you'll need to make some conversions if you're here in the U.S. The instructions are nicely illustrated and detailed and I look forward to giving this a try.
FoodLover
Jun 01, 2017
Hi Edmund. This is my blog and thank you so much for the compliments! I have to say that this website gives me many good ideas for my recipes. I have noted your comment about the link and will work on fixing that. I have posted many recipes on here too which I have made so look out for them. Sorry about the metrics! When I post recipes for Recipe Lion I do the conversions but this came straight from the South African blog. Enjoy the tart! You won't be sorry and it is easy to make.
FoodLover
Jun 01, 2017
Hi there again Edmund K, the blog link has been fixed. Thank you for bringing this to our attention.
Lynn K
May 31, 2017
Milk tart is a really comforting treat and absolutely delicious with a cup of coffee or tea or hot chocolate or whatever it is that you prefer. As a South African I have had milk tart many many times in my life this, however, is a particularly good recipe and, having made it yesterday, it has now replaced the recipe I have been using for years. Well done Deborah Widdows! And thank you for sharing your recipe!
FoodLover
Jun 01, 2017
Hi Lynn, thank you so much for the compliments. You won't be sorry with this tart. I get many ideas for the recipes I make from Recipe Lion. I love their websites, from DIY to gluten-free and crafting too! I'm glad you enjoyed the milk tart. I also find it a comforting treat and am glad I am able to share it.
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