Delicious Milk Tart Anyone?

Milk tarts happen to be one of the most delicious desserts ever and it is not nearly as hard as one would think.It is actually pretty easy! Thanks to the push and the shove from my friend Sameerah I have conquered it! (She also happens to be the most awesome milk tart teacher in the world! She is a woman of technology and often forces me teaches me to cook fun recipes and yummy desserts using black berry messenger.)

D loves milk tart and in the cutest way ever he  comes to me and say “Mama, can you make me milk tart with love?”

This recipe makes two milk tarts.

Ingredients List

2 oz margarine (times 2)
sugar
2 eggs
1 heaped tsp baking powder
1 cup of flour
round silver milk tart foil dishes
1/2 a litre of milk
vanilla essence
corn flour
pinch of salt
cinnamon

(Part 1): Dough

2 oz (1/2 of 1/4lb)(=125grams) margarine

¼ cup sugar
1 egg
1 heaped tsp baking powder

Approximately 1 cup flour to make a soft dough. (dough should not stick to your hands).
Separate Dough into 2 parts (This recipe makes 2 milk tarts).

Press flat into a silver container. (covering bottom and sides in an even layer)

Bake in oven on 180 Celsius (350 Fahrenheit) until parts of the crust starts to get brownish in color. (Be careful that it doesn’t become too brown)

Part 2:
On the stove boil 1/2 litre milk with 2 oz margarine.
(When it has boiled it will rise)

Part 3:
In another dish mix:

3 tablespoons sugar
Pinch of salt
1/2 tsp vanilla essence
2 tablespoons maizena (corn flour)
1 egg

Part 4:
When milk boils (part 2) add part 3 to the mix and keep stirring till it becomes medium thick.

Pour milk into crusts.

Sprinkle cinnamon over and put in the fridge for a few hours.

Enjoy!