Spiced Melktert Dutch Milk Tart

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 (9 inch) baked pie crusts
• 2 cups whole milk
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 2 cardamom pods, slightly cracked
• 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
• 3 eggs, separated
• 1/3 cup cake flour
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1/3 cup superfine sugar (regular sugar may be substituted)
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• whipped cream
• ground cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 measure three-quarters of the milk into a saucepan, add the cinnamon, cardamom, nutmeg and heat to just below boiling point. set aside to infuse for about 15 minutes.
• 2 mix together the remaining milk, egg yolks, flour,cornstarch, sugar and baking powder. strain the spiced-flavoured milk, pour into a clean saucepan and cook, stirring, until the custard thickens. remove from the heat, and whisk in the butter and vanilla. cool to room temperature.
• 3 whisk the egg stiffly and fold into the custard. pour into the pastry shell and bake in a preheated oven at 375°f and bake for about 20 minutes more, until the filling is set. slide the hot tart onto a plate, sprinkle with ground cinnamon whipped cream and serve warm or chill to serve cold.