South African Milk Tart Melktert

I've not tried this dessert, but it sounds lovely. borrowed shamelessly from moosewood.

Preheat oven to 400f.

For the crust , combine the flour , baking powder , and salt in a large bowl.

Cut in the butter with a pastry cutter or knife until the flour resembles a coarse cornmeal.

Stir in the sour cream to form a soft dough.

Dust the dough with flour and form it into a ball.

On a generously floured surface , roll out the dough to fix at 11x13-inch baking sheet or a 14-inch pizza pan.

It will be thicker than a usual pie crust.

Carefully lift the dough and lay it out flat on the unoiled pan.

Crimp the edges by pinching them to form a rim.

Pierce the dough with a fork in several places.

Bake for 25-30 minutes until crisp and golden.

Meanwhile , make the custard by heating the milk to boiling.

Combine the sugar , flour , eggs , and salt in a blender.

When the milk begins o foam , pur it slowly into the whirling blender.

Pour the custard back into the saucepan.

Cook over medium heat , stirring constantly for 3-5 minutes , until thickened.

Remove from the heat .

unbleached white flour, baking powder, salt, butter, sour cream, milk, sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, almond extract, cinnamon, brown sugar