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Melktert Recipe


Melktert Recipe
This is a traditional South African dish. It came with the Dutch many moons ago. It is particular popular under the Afrikaans speaking people but that doesn't mean nobody else likes it. I say it is 8 portions but in my experience I have found if I ... More

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Ingredients
  • PASTRY:
  • 62.5ml Margarine
  • 62.5ml Sugar
  • 250ml Self Raising Flour
  • Pinch Salt
  • 25ml Iced Water
  • FILLING
  • 500ml Milk
  • 1 Stick Cinnamon
  • 25ml Butter (no substitude)
  • 50ml Sugar
  • 2 Eggs
  • 50ml Cake Flour

Directions
  1. PASTRY:
  2. Cream the margarine and the sugar togerther
  3. Work in the flour and salt
  4. Add the water and work to a soft dough
  5. Wrap up and chill until required
  6. FILLING
  7. Scald the milk in a double boiler with the cinnamon stick
  8. Combine the sagar and flour and stir in the hot milk slowly
  9. Return to the heat and cook for 15minutes with the lid of
  10. Remove from heat and stir in the butter
  11. When cool, add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition
  12. Line a 22cm tart plate with the pastry and pour the filling mixture in
  13. Bake at 200 deg C (400 deg F) for 20 minutes
  14. Before serving sprinkle the top with powdered cinnamon and costor sugar

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Thanks for all the background info!! I've had this before (relative of friend visiting from Durban...) and enjoyed it...
Thanks again, Tinadc :)


Great post - this sounds very interesting. =)


Nothing like a nice melktert. I have one on my recipes, amazing how many different versions of this recipe there are.


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