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South African Melktert

A South African milk tart with a shortcrust pastry shell and a creamy filling of milk, eggs, vanilla, and cinnamon.

This version of melktert pairs a separately baked shortcrust shell with a custard cooked on the stovetop. Let the tart cool completely and chill it so the filling sets before slicing.

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Total time193 min
DifficultyIntermediate
servings8
South African Melktert
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Method

  1. 01

    Make the pastry

    Mix the plain flour for the pastry, cold butter, and salt. Add the cold water and work the mixture into a dough. Wrap it and rest it in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.

    30 min
  2. 02

    Blind-bake the shell

    Heat the oven to 180 °C. Roll out the pastry, line a tart tin, and prick the base with a fork. Cover it with baking paper and baking weights; bake for 15 minutes. Remove the paper and weights and bake for another 5 minutes, until the shell is golden.

    20 min
  3. 03

    Prepare the egg mixture

    Whisk the eggs with the sugar, cornflour, and plain flour for the custard until smooth.

  4. 04

    Cook the custard

    Heat the whole milk in a saucepan until almost boiling. Gradually pour it over the egg mixture while whisking. Return everything to the pan and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thickened. Remove from the heat and mix in the vanilla extract and butter for the custard.

    8 min
  5. 05

    Fill and chill

    Pour the custard into the baked shell. Let the tart cool completely, then refrigerate it for at least 2 hours so the filling can set.

    120 min
  6. 06

    Finish and serve

    Dust the surface with ground cinnamon just before serving and slice the tart while cold.

Sources and review

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