In honor of a very special birthday (that would be my own) today we woke up to a wonderful breakfast of milk tart pie made special for us by our CS hosts (the same ones with which we started our South African adventure). It is a South African Milk Tart and it made for a perfect breakfast (and will make a perfect un-birthday dessert) so we thought we’d steal the recipe to share!
The filling:
4 (6) cups of milk
2 (3) T butter
1 (1 ½) cups sugar
3 (4) eggs
2 (3) T flour
2 (3) T maizena (corn flour)
1 (1 ½) t vanilla
Cinnamon (as much as you’d like)
Boil the milk and butter. Beat the sugar, eggs, flour and maizena. When boiling add mixture and stir all the time until filling thickens. Remove and add the vanilla. Pour into bases. Sprinkle with cinnamon. For the base/crust just use whatever pie crust you like the best. Graham cracker will work for most people but I can think of a few friends from DC who specialize in making a nice Oreo crust as well.
Couchsurfing and dessert? Sounds like the perfect way to start a new year. Happy birthday!!
HAPPY South African BIRTHDAY to you!!
Happy South African birthday to you!
@Shatzymama- I will say both of us were happy to see how you signed your name Andrea. 🙂
Happy bday! That recipie sounds pretty good. I LOVE the homemade oreo crust. As a teacher, every holiday we get assaulted by sweets and homemade oreos are always a great treat.
blakesjourney / tbd
@Blake- If I was a teacher I’d be the best customer at weight watchers…those PTA parents can really bake! 🙂