This custard pie with a sweet pastry crust is a South African favorite especially at tea time I got this wonderful recipe from a friend
Prep Time
50 mins
Dificult
Medium
Servings
16
Ingredients
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
In a medium mixing bowl
cream together 1/2 cup butter or margarine and 1 cup sugar. Add 1 egg and beat until mixture is smooth. In a separate bowl
mix together 2 cups flour
baking powder
and salt. Stir flour mixture into sugar mixture just until ingredients are thoroughly combined. Press mixture into bottom and sides of two 9-inch pie pans.
Bake in preheated oven for 10 to 15 minutes
until golden brown.
In a large saucepan
combine milk
vanilla extract
and 1 tablespoon butter or margarine. Bring to a boil over medium heat
then remove from burner.
In a separate bowl
mix together 2 1/2 tablespoons flour
cornstarch
and 1/2 cup sugar. Add beaten eggs to sugar mixture and whisk until smooth. Slowly whisk mixture into milk. Return pan to heat and bring to a boil
stirring constantly. Boil and stir 5 minutes. Pour half of mixture into each pastry shell. Sprinkle with cinnamon. Chill before serving.
