Ouma's Milk Tart

Ingredients

• 125 g butter
• 1/2 cup sugar for the crust
• 1 egg for the crust
• 2 cups flour for the crust
• 2 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt for the crust
• 2 tbsp oil
• vanilla essence
• 1 litre milk
• 6 eggs for the filling
• 4 tbsp butter for the filling
• 1 cup sugar for the filling
• 105 g cornflour
• 100 g flour for the filling
• 3/4 tsp almond essence
• salt for the filling

Method

1. Cream the butter and sugar for the crust.
2. Add the oil, egg and vanilla essence.
3. Mix in the flour, baking powder and salt.
4. Bring the milk to the boil and add the butter for the filling.
5. Mix the flour and cornflour with a little milk until smooth.
6. Separate the eggs.
7. Beat the egg yolks with the sugar.
8. Add the egg yolk mixture to the milk.
9. Beat the egg whites until soft peaks form.
10. Fold the egg whites into the filling.
11. Add the almond essence.
12. Pour the filling into the prepared crust.
13. Bake for 15 to 17 minutes.