Low Gi Milk Tart

Ingredients

• crust
• 1/4 cup soft margarine
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 3/4 cup cake flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• a pinch of salt
• 1/4 cup oat bran
• filling
• 2 1/2 cups skimmed or fat-free milk
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon soft margarine, “lite”
• 1/2 cup cake flour
• a pinch of salt
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
• 1 teaspoon fine cinnamon

Preparation

1. preheat the oven to 180 °c.
2. . make the crust. cream the margarine and sugar in a medium mixing bowl with a wooden spoon.
3. sift the flour, baking powder and salt into a separate bowl.
4. add the oat bran to the dry ingredients and lift a few times with a spoon to aerate. add the dry ingredients to the margarine and sugar mixture. mix initially with a spoon and then with your hands.
5. spray a pie pan of 200 x 200 mm or 220 mm in diameter with cooking spray and press the dough into the pan with your fingers. make the filling. heat the milk (save a little for the next step), sugar and margarine in a saucepan over medium heat.
6. mix the flour, salt and cold milk in a mug with a wire whisk until it is smooth and has no lumps. add a little of the warm milk mixture to the flour mixture and mix thoroughly. using a wire whisk, mix it with the milk mixture on the stove. beat the eggs and stir them with the wire whisk into the mixture on the stove.
7. bring the mixture to a boil (still over moderate heat) and stir continuously with the wire whisk until thickened. be careful not to burn it. add the vanilla essence, let cool and pour over the crust.
8. bake for 25-30 minutes in the preheated oven. sprinkle with the cinnamon after taking the pie out of the oven. cut into 16 pieces and serve.