South African Milk Tart or Melktert

Over the holidays my aupair, who is from South Africa, had eggnog for the first time. When she tasted it, she told me that it reminded her of a dessert they make called Melktert which translates to milk tart. Now, an eggnog pie sounded very interesting to me. She was very kind to make the milk tart and share the recipe. Try it out for yourself. It is yummy!

Ingredients:
9 inch prepared pie crust
3 tbs. butter, melted
1 cup sugar
3 egg, separated
1 cup self rising flour
1 tsp vanilla extract
4 cups whole milk
cinnamon for dusting

Preparation:
1.Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F
2. Mix together butter and sugar until smooth. Add egg yolks and  beat until light in color. Sift self rising flour and add to sugar,egg,butter mixture. Mix in the vanilla and milk.
3. In a separate bowl, beat egg whites until stiff peaks are formed. Fold into milk batter.
4. Pour into prepared pie crust.
5. Bake for for 50 - 60 minutes until the center is set.
6. Sprinkle cinnamon over pie and serve.

It can be served warm or cold. I prefer it cold.