Mar 07, 2007
Pre-bake the crust for about 10-12 minutes. Try to make the filling as follows:
1. Bring half the milk and butter to the boil
2. Cream the sugar, egg yolks maizena (half flour & half maizena), salt and vanilla with the rest of the milk. Ommit the baking powder.
3 Add some of the hot milk to the creamed mixture, then put it back into the pot and heat gently until it thickens
4. Do NOT boil
5. Fold in the egg whites and pour the filling into the pie crust. Sprinkle the cinnamon sugar on top and....
6. Bake for 20-25 minutes in a 180C oven.
It is much easier to make it this way.
—Trix from Hermanus
