Melt-in-your-mouth milk tart

Serves 6-8 Prep 15 min

Cook 10-15 min

Bake 20-25 min

For the crust

For the crust

60g butter, softened

4 tbsp (60ml) sugar

2 egg yolks

200ml flour

1 tsp (5ml) baking

powder

pinch of salt

For the filling

1 tsp (5ml) vanilla

essence

½ cup (125ml) flour

5 tsp (25ml) cornflour

pinch of salt

1 cup (250ml) white

sugar

3 cups (750ml) milk

60g butter, cubed

4 egg yolks

cinnamon sugar, to serve

Preheat the oven to 180°C. For the crust, beat the butter and sugar together in a large bowl to combine. Add the egg yolks to the butter mixture and mix well. Sift the dry ingredients into a large bowl and add to the butter mixture. Combine well to form a paste

Grease a 23cm tart dish and spread the crust mixture evenly over the base and sides. Blind bake for10 minutes.

For the filling, combine the vanilla essence, flour, cornflour, salt and sugar together in a bowl and set aside. Heat the milk to just below boiling point. Remove from the heat and stir in the dry mixture. Return to the heat, stirring continuously until the mixture thickens.

Slowly add the butter to the thickened milk mixture, mixing until well combined. Beat the egg yolks lightly and mix into the custard.

Pour the custard mixture into the tart base and bake for 20-25 minutes or until set. Allow to cool and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar before serving.

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