Quick and easy, good, old fashioned Milk Tart recipe.

Just felt like making a Milk tart today, and all the ingredients were ready at hand, so I whipped one up. It came out beautifully and because I had baked the puff pastry before the filling went in, it was crisp and delicious. I didn't put any almond essence in the filling, which I slightly regret, as I normally do it and it adds some depth to the flavours of the filling, so I'm going to add it to the ingredients list I give to you, try it out and let me know how yours turned out.

Here is the recipe

Milk Tart:

Ingredients:

• 1 roll of ready made puff pastry
• 2 cups milk
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1 tablespoon cornflour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 1 stick of cinnamon
• 2ml almond essence

Ingredients

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees centigrade
2. Grease a medium - large pie dish
3. Roll out pastry and line the pie dish with it. Poke holes with a fork into the pastry. Bake blind for 15 minutes, then remove blind baking beans and paper and bake for a further 15 minutes.
4. Place milk, almond essence and cinnamon into a pot and scald.
5. Combine the flour, cornflour, sugar and salt.
6. Add the scalded milk gradually to the flour mixture, mixing after each addition to make sure no lumps form.
7. Cook slowly, whisking constantly until thick and well cooked.
8. Remove from the heat.
9. Add butter.
10. Cool slightly.
11. Stir in the well beaten eggs.
12. Pour mixture into the ready baked puff pastry shell.
13. Bake for 20 - 25minutes
14. Cool slightly.
15. Sprinkle a cinnamon sugar mixture over the baked filling.
16. Serve hot or cold.

Try it!