The Original Baked Milk Tart with Crust

For those who know what a milk tart is knows that it does not really require an introduction or a description. It’s more of a mouth-watering sensation that occurs when you hear the words put together. Flavours of creamy and sweet custard with a notable crust and topped with sprinkles of cinnamon make for one sensational tart!

This phenomenal South African classic dessert dates back to the 1600’s and was originally brought over by the Dutch people who settled in our beautiful country. This milk tart recipe is assumed to have developed from the original mattentaart which was noted in the cook book by Thomas van der Noot in his cook book titled: Een Notabel Boexcken Van Cokeryen (A Notable Book of Cookery).

There are many variations of milk tart available online, but we feel that the traditional one still takes the cake or shall we say tart? If you don’t have an oven you can always opt for the no-bake milk tart recipe that you simply pop into the fridge to set. With this tart being so popular, many chefs and home cooks have tried to make the classic dessert their own by trying variations of ingredients, such as an intriguing baked milk tart cheese cake!

Oven Baked Milk Tart Recipe Melktert

Irene Muller

The traditional South African Milk Tart recipe that is a fan favourite for any South African and loved by others from around the globe too!

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Prep Time 30 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Total Time 50 minutes mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine South African

Servings 8 slices

Ingredients

  

CRUST

• 125 g Butter
• ½ cup Sugar
• 1 Egg
• 2 cups Flour
• 2 ½ tsp Baking Powder
• ½ tsp Salt
• 2 tbsp Oil
• Vanilla Essense

FILLING

• 1 liter Milk
• 6 Eggs
• 4 tbsp Butter
• 1 cup Sugar
• 105 gram Mezina
• 100 gram Flour
• ¾ tsp Almond Essense
• Salt

Instructions

 

CRUST METHOD

• Cream butter and sugar.
• Add Oil & Egg
• Add essence (no earlier, no later)
• Finish off by adding flour, baking powder and salt.

FILLING METHOD

• Boil milk and add butter
• Add flour and Mezina that has been mixed in to a thin paste with a little of the above milk
• Split egg yolk and white
• Whip egg yolk and sugar then add to milk
• Whip egg white, but not too stiff
• Add to above mixture
• Add almond essence

FINAL STEP, the Bake

• Bake in crust for 15-17min at 400-450°F (204°C-230°c)

Notes

This traditional South African Milk Tart (Melktert) is best enjoyed with friends and family. 😉

Keyword Melktert, Milk Tart

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