Traditional Melktert Recipe

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Traditional Melktert
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Directions:

  1. METHOD.
  2. First bake the pastry base, and allow it to cool. If the base is filled before it is cool, it will go soggy.
  3. PASTRY BASE.
  4. Mix the butter and sugar vigorously until it is light in colour. It does not have to be smooth, the grainy texture of the sugar helps the crust to be more like biscuit than cake.
  5. Add the egg and beat well.
  6. Add the flour and beat until well blended and smooth.
  7. Press into a spring-form cake tin or loose-bottom tin, making sure that the pastry comes at least 4cms (1 1/2 inches) up the side of the tin.
  8. Bake at 180degC for 25mins. Remove from oven and allow to cool.
  9. FILLING.
  10. Put the milk, cinnamon stick, vanilla pod and butter into a saucepan and scald. (bring almost to the boil before removing from the heat.) Turn off the heat and allow the saucepan to remain on the hot stove plate for the cinnamon and vanilla flavours to steep.
  11. Meanwhile, put the honey (or sugar) and eggs into a bowl and whisk vigorously, adding small amounts of the flours until you have a smooth and well-blended consistency.
  12. Strain the hot milk, and pour onto the sugar and egg mixture while beating until all the ingredients are well blended.
  13. Return to the saucepan, and simmer over a low heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon or wire whisk until the mixture is thick and creamy, taking care that it does not stick to the bottom of the saucepan.
  14. Pour the mixture into the prepared and cooled pastry case, (which should still be in the tin), sprinkle lightly with ground cinnamon, and refrigerate until cold and set.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 638.16 Kcal (2672 kJ)
Calories from fat 256.61 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 28.51g 44%
Cholesterol 207.11mg 69%
Sodium 129.81mg 5%
Potassium 385.01mg 8%
Total Carbs 84.06g 28%
Sugars 47.04g 188%
Dietary Fiber 0.81g 3%
Protein 13.15g 26%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.3mg 10%
Iron 3.8mg 21%
Calcium 243.4mg 24%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 203.96 Kcal (854 kJ)
Calories from fat 82.02 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 9.11g 44%
Cholesterol 66.19mg 69%
Sodium 41.49mg 5%
Potassium 123.05mg 8%
Total Carbs 26.87g 28%
Sugars 15.04g 188%
Dietary Fiber 0.26g 3%
Protein 4.2g 26%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 10%
Iron 1.2mg 21%
Calcium 77.8mg 24%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 15
    Points
  • 18
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

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