Ingredients for the crust (can also use store bought pastry)

•  1 ¼ cups flour
• ½ cup castor sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 110g butter
• ½ tsp salt

Method

1. Cream sugar and butter together.
2. Add egg mix.
3. Add flour, baking powder and salt.
4. Make into a dough ball and leave in the fridge for ½ an hour.
5. Press dough into two pie plates. (Spring form is easier)
6. Bake blind for 15mins in oven until light brown.
7. Cool.

Ingredients for the filling

• 1L milk
• 1 tsp Salt
• 1/3 cup flour
• 1/3 cup corn flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 Tbsp vanilla
• 1 tsp almond essence
• 2 Tbsp butter

Method

1. Heat milk and salt in pan.
2. Beat together flour, corn flour, sugar and 3 eggs.
3. Add slowly to the heated milk stirring all the time until thick.
4. Add vanilla and almond essence and lastly beat in the butter – almond essence adds a unique and delicious flavour.
5. Pour into prepared crusts and allow to cool.
6. Sprinkle with cinnamon and serve at room temperature or slightly chilled.