Ouma’s Milk Tart (Melktert) Recipe

Ingredients

• 125 g butter
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 cups flour
• 2 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 tbsp oil
• Vanilla essence
• 1 litre milk
• 6 eggs
• 4 tbsp butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 105 g Mezina
• 100 g flour
• 3/4 tsp almond essence
• Salt

Method

1. Cream butter and sugar.
2. Add the oil.
3. Add the egg.
4. Add vanilla essence.
5. Add flour, baking powder and salt.
6. Boil the milk.
7. Add the butter.
8. Mix flour and Mezina with a little milk.
9. Separate the eggs.
10. Beat egg yolks with sugar.
11. Add the yolks to the milk.
12. Beat egg whites until soft.
13. Fold them into the filling.
14. Add almond essence.
15. Pour filling into the crust.
16. Bake for 15–17 minutes.
17. Bake at 204–230°C.