Melktert


 *  Melktert is a South African dessert that consists of sweet pastry crust and contains a creamy filling made out of milk, flour, sugar, and eggs. This dessert is known to be a type of tart. To give this dish a dash a flavor many people will sprinkle cinnamon over it’s surface. You can also throw a cinnamon stick in the milk before the preparation of the custard. If you’re in the mood for something sweet then Melktert is the right dessert for you. **


 *  To make the pastry, you must first add all of your wet ingredients into a bowl (butter, sugar, and egg) and beat well. Next, add all of your dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and beat well until you get a dough. Press the dough into a round pan and place it in the oven at 180 degrees Celsius until it is a light brown. In order to make the filling you must start with boiling some milk. Next, add eggs, sugar, corn flour, and salt to the boiled milk and mix well. Then, add butter and vanilla essence and pour into the cooked shell. Lastly, allow the Melktert to cool in the fridge and enjoy at your leisure. **


 * Melktert seems to have come from the Dutch settlers in the Cape in the 1600s. Others say the dish was traced back to Thomas van der Noot in 1510, which happened to be in his cookbook. On another note, most restaurants in South Africa serve Melktert as a dessert on their menus. They are also most commonly found in bakeries around South Africa. Just writing about this is making my mouth water. I can’t wait take a bite into that cinnamony goodness that is known as the Melktert! **