Quick and Easy Melk Tert
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Combine the crushed biscuits and butter and press into the bottom and up the sides of a pie dish.
Heat the milk with the cinnamon stick in it, to just under boiling point. Lightly beat the eggs with the sugar, and then add the cornflour and the flour. Pour te hot milk into the egg mixture, stirring rapidly. Return the mixture to the heat and cook, stirring all the time, until the mixture becomes very thick. Thorough stirring is important to prevent the mixture from catching on the bottom of the pan, and to prevent lumps. Take off the heat, add the vanilla essence and the butter. Stir well until the butter is melted. Pour the mixture into the prepared crust. Sprinkle with Cinnamon sugar and leave to set.
Combine the crushed biscuits and butter and press into the bottom and up the sides of a pie dish.
Heat the milk with the cinnamon stick in it, to just under boiling point. Lightly beat the eggs with the sugar, and then add the cornstarch and the flour. Pour te hot milk into the egg mixture, stirring rapidly. Return the mixture to the heat and cook, stirring all the time, until the mixture becomes very thick. Thorough stirring is important to prevent the mixture from catching on the bottom of the pan, and to prevent lumps. Take off the heat, add the vanilla essence and the butter. Stir well until the butter is melted. Pour the mixture into the prepared crust. Sprinkle with Cinnamon sugar and leave to set.
Introduction
Melk Tert is one of the oldest and best known South African desserts. There are many tried and tested recipes - all delicious. This one is just a really quick and easy recipe with amazing results.
Melk Tert is one of the oldest and best known South African desserts. There are many tried and tested recipes - all delicious. This one is just a really quick and easy recipe with amazing results.
Ingredients
Serves: 4-6
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For the Crust
- 1 packet tennis biscuits (or digestive biscuits, crushed)
- 125 grams butter (melted - I used salted butter)
For the Filling
- 500 millilitres full fat milk
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 100 millilitres white sugar (depending on how sweet you want it, use less if required)
- 2 eggs
- 3 tablespoons cornflour
- 3 tablespoons cake flour
- ½ teaspoon vanilla essence
- 2 tablespoons butter
- sugar
- cinnamon (mix with the sugar, for sprinkling on top)
For the Crust
- 1 packet tennis biscuits (or digestive biscuits, crushed)
- 4⅖ ounces butter (melted - I used salted butter)
For the Filling
- 18 fluid ounces whole milk
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 4 fluid ounces granulated sugar (depending on how sweet you want it, use less if required)
- 2 eggs
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 3 tablespoons cake flour
- ½ teaspoon vanilla essence
- 2 tablespoons butter
- sugar
- cinnamon (mix with the sugar, for sprinkling on top)
Method
Quick and Easy Melk Tert is a community recipe submitted by Markella and has not been tested by Nigella.com so we are not able to answer questions regarding this recipe.
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