Milk Tarts
By Sumayah - MASTER CHEF
RECIPE
2 cups flour
1 egg
½ cup sugar
2 teaspoon baking powder
125g butter
pinch of salt
METHOD – PASTRY:
Cream butter and sugar well together and add the egg, before beating well.
Add all other ingredients – to make a dough.
Press into one or two round cake tin or roll & cut
Bake at 180°C until light brown.
INGREDIENTS – FILLING:
4 ½ cups milk
2 ½ tablespoon cornflour
1 cup sugar
3 eggs
pinch of salt
2 ½ tablespoon flour
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
a big spoon of butter
METHOD – FILLING:
Bring milk to a gentle boil.
Beat eggs well and add sugar, flour, cornflour and salt.
Mix well.
Pour boiling milk into the mixture and stir well.
Return to stove and stir for 10-12minutes on medium heat until the mixture thickens.
Add butter and vanilla essence and mix through, then pour into cooked shell.
Allow to cool in the fridge (you do not need to cook the tart any further)
To decorate, sprinkle with cinnamon.