Food & Home Entertaining – September 2019

Tomaketheglaze,mixicingsugar

andlemonjuice.Drizzleoverthe

cake.Servewithwhippedcream

andlemonwedges.

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Milktart

Nochurchbazaarorteatableis

completewithoutmilktart.There

aremanyrecipesandyoucanuse

variousbases–myfavouriteandthe

easiestisalayerofcoconutbiscuits,

akaTennisbiscuits.

Makes 2 mediumtarts

TENNIS-BISCUITBASE

1 x 200 gpacketTennisbiscuits

QUICK-BAKEBASE

½cup(125ml)self-raisingwheatflour

pinchofsalt

1 tbsp(15ml)butter

1 egg,beaten

1 tbsp(15ml)sugar

FILLING

5 cups(1,25litres)milk

2 stripsnaartjiepeel

2 staranise

1 cinnamonstick

2 eggs

4 tbsp(60ml)cornflour

4 tbsp(60ml)cakewheatflour

¾cup(150g)sugar

½tsp(2,5ml)salt

2 tbsp(30ml)butter

1 tsp(5ml)vanillaessence

Decidewhichbaseyou’regoingto

use.Greasetwotartdishes–about

20 cmindiameter.

Forthefirstbase,layTennisbiscuits

inasinglelayerinthetartdishes

andupthesides.Ifyouhaveto

breakbiscuits,trytodoituniformly.

Tomakethequick-bakebase,

combineflourandsaltinamixingbowl

andrubinthebutter.Addeggand

sugar,andmixwell.Pressthedough

intothetartdishesandbakeblindfor

10 minutesoruntilthesidesjust

starttoturngolden.

Tomakethefilling,combinemilk,

naartjiepeelandspicesinapotand

heattoaslowsimmer.Inabowl,

whisktogethereggs,cornflour,cake

flour,sugarandsalt.Addalittlebit

ofthewarmmilktotheeggmixture

whilewhisking.Nowaddtheegg

mixturetothemilkwhilewhiskingthe

wholetime.Cookonaverylowheat

untilthick.Removethenaartjiepeel

andspices,andstirinbutterand

vanillaessence.

Pourthefillingontopofthetart

bases.Allowtoset,andfinishwitha

dustingofgroundcinnamon.Serve

atroomtemperatureorcold.

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