South African baking: milk tart

I'm on a South African baking kick. I've come across some great recipes from my childhood, the first I'll share with you is Milk Tart (aka Melk Tert). My mum used to make these by the dozen to give to friends. I might just have to do the same!

I had some filling left over so I poured it into a couple ramekins and chilled in the fridge for dessert. The best part about it is that it has the flavor of a rich dessert but it's not very rich at all, no cream, though a bit of sugar.

SERVES 10 -12

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Ingredients

Pie Crust

• 125 g butter
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 cups flour, sifted
  
• salt

Filling

• 1 liter milk
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 3 tablespoons cornflour (cornstarch)
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 10 ml vanilla essence

Directions

1. Cream the margarine and sugar together and beat in the egg.

2. Add the flour and salt and knead until a soft dough is formed.

3. Press the mixture into a greased circular pie dish and bake at 350°F/180°C for 15 minutes.