LISTEN: Are these crazy milk tart flavours a hit or a miss?
The Drive with Rob and Roz has determined which melktert flavour reigns supreme and has shared the recipes for you to try, too!
If there is one thing you can always count on, it's that Rob Forbes and Rozanne McKenzie are willing to try every weird and wacky food, so that you don't have to.
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Or rather, they try it, give an honest review, and you can decide whether you want to try it too.
From DIY Fresca (yes, the iconic throwback, discontinued drink) to coffee in a tube, they are part-time detectives, full-time food enthusiasts, and they take their job very seriously.
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With the latest taste test, we're celebrating South African culture while trying variations on a classic.
Will this go completely wrong, or will there be a few surprises that blow our taste buds away?
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In honour of National Milk Tart Day, The Drive with Rob and Roz team will be trying a variety of milk tarts.
You can't go wrong with a classic, even though Rob Forbes is a milktart hater, but some of these flavours are unlike anything we've seen or eaten before.
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We've also included two recipes for you to try!
The Classic Milk Tart Recipe by ANEW Hotels & Resorts
- Preheat the oven to 180°C.
- Rub a little melted butter into a 23cm round cakepan.
- Mix 250g cake flour, 125g butter cut into small blocks, 50g sugar and a pinch of salt.
- Rub the butter into the flour mixture until it looks like rough crumbs.
- Add 1 egg and 15ml of cold milk, then combine into a smooth dough.
- Press evenly into the prepared cake pan and bake for about 15 minutes.
For the filling:
- Beat 500ml milk, 1 egg, 75g sugar, 30ml flour, 30ml cornstarch, 15ml butter, 5ml vanilla essence and a pinch of cinnamon.
- Heat it slowly on the stovetop, stirring until thick.
- Pour into the baked dough in cakepan.
- Bake for 20 to 25 minutes until slightly firm.
- Let it cool, then sprinkle a little cinnamon over the top.
Top tip: Cover with a clean cloth while it cools to avoid a crust forming on top.
The results of the melktert taste test:
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