South African Milk Tart -- Traditional Recipe

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South African Milk Tart -- Traditional
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Ingredients
10
Count
Nutrition
512
Calories
Total time
65
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1 lb puff pastry, preferably made with butter (you might need more, so keep at hand)
  • 4 cups milk
  • 4 tbsp flour
  • 2 tbsp cornflour , rounded
  • 8 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tsp salt , small
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 4 tbsp butter

Directions:

  1. Roll out the pastry on a floured board until thinner.
  2. Beat an extra egg - not one of the 4 in the ingredient list - in a small bowl.
  3. Line 2 average-size or smaller pastry plates with the pastry, being careful not to strech it. Crimp edges, paint with the egg, and put in fridge to keep cold.
  4. Heat oven to 400 deg F/200 deg Celsius.
  5. Heat 3 of the cups of milk with the cinnamon. If using stick cinnamon, take it out when milk is hot (not boiling).
  6. Mix the flour, cornflour, salt and 4 tablespoons of the sugar with the extra cup of milk in another pot. Add the hot milk to this mixture, and keep whisking to prevent lumps forming.
  7. Bring to a slow boil while stirring or whisking, add vanilla, keep stirring.
  8. Take from heat and add the butter.
  9. Whisk the egg whites until stiff, add the rest of the sugar (4 tblsp) and whisk until really firm and glossy.
  10. Now whisk the egg yolks well, and add to the cooled milk mixture: you don't want boiled eggs!
  11. Fold in egg whites; use a whisk to incorporate them.
  12. Pour into the 2 lined pastry plates.
  13. Bake in the pre-heated oven: 10 mins at heat given above, then lower heat to 350 deg F/180 deg Celsius.
  14. Bake until puffed up and golden brown on top - about 20+ minutes extra.
  15. When they come out of the oven you can sprinkle the tops with a cinnamon-sugar mixture.
  16. The milk tarts will fall again, which is normal. Best served still slightly warm, but can be made ahead, cooled and refrigerated. Always serve at room temperature or warm in oven again.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 511.69 Kcal (2142 kJ)
Calories from fat 274.44 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 30.49g 47%
Cholesterol 99.56mg 33%
Sodium 619.91mg 26%
Potassium 268.62mg 6%
Total Carbs 47.82g 16%
Sugars 14.6g 58%
Dietary Fiber 1.74g 7%
Protein 11.21g 22%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 2%
Iron 2.4mg 14%
Calcium 184.9mg 18%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 223.62 Kcal (936 kJ)
Calories from fat 119.93 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 13.33g 47%
Cholesterol 43.51mg 33%
Sodium 270.91mg 26%
Potassium 117.39mg 6%
Total Carbs 20.9g 16%
Sugars 6.38g 58%
Dietary Fiber 0.76g 7%
Protein 4.9g 22%
Iron 1.1mg 14%
Calcium 80.8mg 18%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 12.4
    Points
  • 14
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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