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The Original Baked Milk Tart with Crust.

Oven Baked Milk Tart Recipe Melktert

Irene Muller
The traditional South African Milk Tart recipe that is a fan favourite for any South African and loved by others from around the globe too!
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine South African
Servings 8 slices

Ingredients
  

CRUST

  • 125 g Butter
  • ½ cup Sugar
  • 1 Egg
  • 2 cups Flour
  • 2 ½ tsp Baking Powder
  • ½ tsp Salt
  • 2 tbsp Oil
  • Vanilla Essense

FILLING

  • 1 liter Milk
  • 6 Eggs
  • 4 tbsp Butter
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • 105 gram Mezina
  • 100 gram Flour
  • ¾ tsp Almond Essense
  • Salt

Instructions
 

CRUST METHOD

  • Cream butter and sugar.
  • Add Oil & Egg
  • Add essence (no earlier, no later)
  • Finish off by adding flour, baking powder and 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

FINAL STEP, the Bake

  • Bake in crust for 15-17min at 400-450°F (204°C-230°c)

Notes

This traditional South African Milk Tart (Melktert) is best enjoyed with friends and family. ;-)
Keyword Melktert, Milk Tart