South African Melktert (Milk Tart)
Ingredients
- cooking spray
- 1 cup white sugar
- 3 tablespoons butter, melted
- 3 egg yolks
- 1 cup cake flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 4 cups milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 egg white
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon sugar
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Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Coat a 9-inch deep-dish pie plate with cooking spray.
- Mix together sugar and butter in a large bowl until smooth. Add egg yolks and beat until light and fluffy. Sift in cake flour, baking powder, and salt; stir until well-blended. Mix in milk and vanilla until combined.
- Whip egg whites with an electric mixer in a separate bowl to stiff peaks. Fold into batter. Pour into the prepared pie plate; sprinkle cinnamon sugar on top.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes, then reduce temperature to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Continue baking until the center is set when pie is gently jiggled, 25 to 30 minutes.
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