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This is a traditional South African pie. Many variations exists, and each cook will swear his/hers to be the best.

They are all wrong. Here is the best Milk Pie recipe:

Crust

• 1/4 pound butter (butter, not margarine)
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons cooking oil (use olive oil, it is healthier)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 egg (beaten)
• 2 cups cake flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 pinch salt

1. Mix the butter, oil and sugar.
2. Add and mix in the egg and vanilla.
3. Sieve the cake flour and baking powder together.
4. Mix the wet and dry ingredients.
5. Roll out and line a pan with the dough. Depending on the size, you can use more than one pan.
6. Bake at 175° C / 350° F until brown.

Filling

• 3 cups milk
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons Maizina (cornstarch/cornflour)
• 1 tablespoon cake flour
• 1 pinch of salt
• 3 eggs (separated)
• 1 tablespoon butter (not margarine)
• 2 tablespoons shredded coconut
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

1. Boil the milk and sugar.
2. Mix Maizina, cake flour, salt and water.
3. Add the egg yellow to the Maizina-flour mixture and mix until smooth.
4. Add the just boiled milk to the Maizina mix.
5. Place back on heat and cook until thick. Stir continuously to prevent burning.
6. When thick, mix in the butter.
7. Remove from the stove and stir in the coconut and vanilla.
8. Whip the egg whites until stiff and fold into rest of mixture.
9. Fill crusts.

Use butter. Margarine is not healthy. Depending on the type, it either contains too many saturated fats, or the wrong proportions of omega-3 to omega-6.

Let me know if you make this. Feedback is appreciated.

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