Melktert

milk tart

Melktert (, afrikaans for milk tart) is a south african dessert originally created by the dutch settlers in the "cape" (south africa) consisting of a sweet pastry crust containing a custard filling made from milk, flour, sugar and eggs. the ratio of milk to eggs is higher than in a traditional portuguese custard tart or chinese egg tart, resulting in a lighter texture and a stronger milk flavour.the dessert originated among settlers at the dutch cape colony in the 17th century, and is believed to have developed from the dutch mattentaart, a cheesecake-like dessert which was included in the cookbook een notabel boexcken van cokeryen (a notable book of cookery) published by thomas van der n...

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