February 2016 – Recipes from South Africa

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marshmallow tart

Marshmallow tart

Marshmallows have been one of my favourite for a long time…  So when my mother used to make marshmallow tart, we were all very excited 🙂

Ingredients:
1 tin (397g) of condensed milk
1/2 cup of lemon juice
12 red cherries, cut in half
1 pack (125g) of marshmallows
1 cup of cream
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
1 small tin of crushed pineapples
1 pack of tennis biscuits (coconut cookies)

Method:
1.  Mix the condensed milk and lemon juice together and let stand until it gets thicker.
2.  Add the cherries and cut marshmallows and mix.
3.  Beat the cream and vanilla together until stiff.  Add to the mixture and stir.
4.  Pineapples are added at the end.  Mix well.
5.  Place the tennis biscuits in 2 tart pans (round or square) and pour the mixture on top.
6.  Crumb 1 or 2 biscuits and sprinkle on top of the 2 tarts.
7.  Leave in the refridgerator for around 2 hours to set.




Makes 2 round tarts

marshmallow tart

Malvalekkertert

Malvalekkers was nog altyd een van my gunstelinge…  Daarom was dit altyd so lekker as my ma ‘n malvalekkertert gemaak het.  Lekker bederf vir ons almal…




Bestandele:
1 blik (397g) kondensmelk
1/2 koppie suurlemoensap
12 rooi kersies in die helfte gesny
1 pakkie (125g) malvalekkers
1 koppie room
1 teelepel vanilla geursel
1 klein blikkie gesnipperde pynappels
1 pakkie tennis beskuitjies

Metode:
1.  Meng die kondensmelk en suurlemoensap en laat staan tot dit dikker word.
2.  Voeg die kersies en gesnyde malvalekkers hierby en meng.
3.  Klits die room en vanilla saam to styf en meng by.
4.  Pynappels word laaste bygevoeg.  Meng goed.
5.  Pak die tennisbeskuitjies in ‘n tert pan en skep die mengsel bo-op.
6.  Krummel 1 of 2 tennisbeskuitjies en sprinkel bo-oor die tert.
7.  Sit in die yskas en laat set.  Bedien koud na 2 ure.

Maak 2 ronde terte