Milk Tart
Level MEDIUM
Time 90 MIN
Serves 6 – 8
With Blue Label® Marie Biscuits
Is there anything more proudly South African than a dreamy, creamy tasting milk tart? For a true taste of Mzansi magic, make it using a butter infused Bakers Blue Label® Marie biscuit crust
INGREDIENTS
200 g Bakers Blue Label®
Marie biscuits
1 Tbsp (5 ml) cinnamon powder
180 g butter, melted
2 cups (500 ml) milk
2 and a 1⁄2 tbsp flour
2 Tbsp (30 ml) sugar
3 extra large eggs
5 Tbsp castor sugar
1⁄4 tsp salt
1 Tbsp (5 ml) vanilla essence
extra cinnamon powder, for sprinkling
INSTRUCTIONS
- Preheat the oven to 160°C
- Place the Bakers Blue Label® Marie biscuits into a food processor and blitz to crumb.
- Tip the crumb into a large bowl, add the cinnamon powder and melted butter, mix well.
- Line the base and sides of a 25 cm quiche tin with the crumb.
- Set aside to rest.
- Place the milk, flour, egg yolks, sugar and salt into a small pot and bring to a gentle simmer over a low heat.
- Stir consistently until the custard has thickened.
- Stir the vanilla into the cooked custard and set aside.
- Whisk the egg whites to stiff peak and stir in the castor sugar. Fold thewhipped whites into the custard mixture and spoon over the biscuit crumb.
- Bake for 30 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and let it rest for 10 minutes before serving.
