Milk Tart (South African)
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Difficulty:
moderate
Difficulty
Preparation:
45 min.
Preparation
ready in 1 hr 45 min.
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Ingredients
for
6
- For the pastry
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 cup butter
- 4 Tbsps water
- For the filling
- 2 ½ cups milk
- 4 Tbsps plain flour
- 2 tsps Corn starch
- 2 Tbsps butter
- 2 tsps vanilla extract
- 6 tsps ground cinnamon
- 4 eggs (separated)
- 2 Tbsps Mandarin liqueur
- 4 tsps sugar
Preparation
Kitchen utensils
1 Skillet, 1 Casserole dish, 1 Small bowl, 1 Cutting board, 1 Large knife, 1 Small knife, 1 Tablespoon, 1 Teaspoon, 1 Grilling tongs, 1 Brush, 1 Grill pan, 1 Wooden skewer, 1 Fine grater, 1 Plastic wrap, 1 Plate
Preparation steps
1.
For the pastry: sift the flour into a mixing bowl and stir in the salt. Rub in the butter until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Gradually add the water, a tablespoon at a time, mixing continuously until the mixture just comes together as a dough. (You may not need to use all of the water. ) Roll the dough into a ball, then wrap in cling film and chill for 1 hour.
2.
Heat the oven to 200°C (180° fan) 400°F gas 6. Grease 6 deep 10 cm| 5" tart tins
3.
Roll out the pastry and line the tins. Then line each one with non-stick baking paper and baking beans and bake for 10-15 minutes until the pastry is crisp and golden. Remove the paper and beans and bake for 4-5 minutes to dry the base of the pastry. Cool in the tins, then place on a wire rack to cool completely.
4.
For the filling: heat the milk in a pan. Whisk in the flour, cornflour, butter, vanilla and 2 teaspoons cinnamon. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly, until the mixture thickens. Cool slightly.
5.
Beat in the egg yolks, mixing thoroughly. Stir in the liqueur
6.
Whisk the egg whites until stiff peaks form. Fold in the sugar until incorporated. Fold the egg yolk mixture into the whisked egg whites.
7.
Spoon the mixture into the pastry cases and leave to cool. Sprinkle with cinnamon and chill until set.
