Milk Tart

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    8

    • Difficulty

      Easy

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By Tessa Kiros

Published 2004

  • About

Milk tart was something we ate often in South Africa; it was on the menu in many tea rooms and bakeries. You might like to make double the pastry and freeze it ready rolled-out in the tin so that you can whip it straight into the oven whenever you need to produce a pudding in a rush.

Ingredients

Pastry

  • 100 g ( oz) cold butter, cut into cubes
  • 100 g (3

Method

To make the pastry, mix the butter and sugar together with a wooden spoon until softened. Add the flour, baking powder and a pinch of salt and mix with your fingers until damp and sandy. Add the egg and knead very gently so that the pastry comes together. Flatten a little and wrap in plastic. Refrigerate for 1 hour before rolling out. Preheat your oven to