Milk Tart

evelyn/athens's Note:

This is a recipe that was given me by a friend from South Africa. There is nothing complicated or sophisticated about it. Maybe that's why it tastes so good. Be sure to make this if you have kids.

• Total Time: 30 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 12

Yield: 2.0 tarts

Crust

• 5 ounces butter , room temperature
• ½ cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 ¼ cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 pinch salt

Filling

• 4 ½ cups milk
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• ¾ cup sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons sugar

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
2. For crust: Cream butter and sugar.
3. Add eggs, then flour, salt and baking powder.
4. Using ½ of dough, press into pie plate.
5. Repeat with other half of dough in other pie plate.
6. Prick all over with fork and bake for 10 minutes.
7. No further baking is required.
8. For filling: Boil milk and butter, add remaining ingredients (thin flour and cornstarch out with milk first).
9. Mix well.
10. Whisk until custard thickens.
11. Pour into baked shells and sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar.

Reviews

[Chef #240658]

I made this tart for Easter dinner and it was easy to make and delicious. I halved the recipe and used a single 10 inch springform pan. After coming to room temp, I placed the tart in the fridge for an hour. The fridge helped firm up the tart and I was surprised how nicely it sliced. I will be making this again! Thanks for posting.

[Pikake21]

I made this a couple of nights ago and forgot to post a review. It was a way for me to get rid of an excess of milk that I had in the cooler, and I think they turned out quite nice. I kept expecting the filling to firm up a little more, but it really didn't do that..after reading other reviews I found that it was to be a little "messy". My friends loved the taste, and I too thought that it was very similar to rice pudding. I added a little nutmeg on top with the cinnamon, and omitted the sugar topping. My friend mentioned that it tasted similar to an Afghani pudding that had cardamom in it. I will try that next time. Thanks Evelyn!

[Sackville]

I can't comment on the crust, because I used a store-bought one, but I love the filling. For some reason it reminds me a lot of rice pudding, very much comfort food!