Desserts & Baking

Melkkos with deep-fried pasta

Name: Melkkos with deep-fried pasta
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Desserts & Baking
Ingredients: caster sugar 120g,ground cinnamon 2T,flour 90g,butter 60g,cinnamon stick 1,full-cream milk 2litres,sunflower oil 2cups,angelhair pasta 200g

By Emma Nkunzana

Serves 4

Difficulty Easy

Prep Time 5 minutes

cooking Time 10 minutes

I first came across melkkos in boarding school. For those yearning for home, a taste of this creamy traditional South African dessert soothed our souls. This reimagined recipe keeps the comforting nostalgia but adds a playful crunch of crispy pasta.

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Ingredients

Method

120 g caster sugar
2 T ground cinnamon
90 g flour
60 g butter
1 cinnamon stick
2 litres full-cream milk
2 cups sunflower oil
200 g angelhair pasta

Method

Ingredients

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1. Mix the sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl. Place the flour in a separate mixing bowl, then rub in the butter with your fingertips until breadcrumb-like in texture.

2. Place the milk, cinnamon and 2 t of the cinnamon-and-sugar mixture in a saucepan and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer and whisk in the flour mixture.

3. Cook, stirring, until the mixture coats the back of a spoon, about 5 - 10 minutes, or until your desired consistency is reached.

4. Serve with a scattering of cinnamon and sugar and a sprinkle of deep-fried pasta.

5. To make the crispy pasta, heat the oil in a deep saucepan over a medium heat. Drop the pasta into the oil and fry for about 20 seconds; it should turn brown/caramel in colour. Drain on kitchen paper.

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Videography: Shavan Rahim
Photograph: Shavan Rahim
Recipes and production: Emma Nkunzana