“Though the recipe looks easy, making milk pie requires patience as well as practice. Something I truly believe is that when you cook with love, the taste will touch every heart.”

— Mengty Dese Benu
Program officer at Pusaka Indonesia, a JDC partner

Ingredients for Milk Pie (Pie Susu)

Crust:

  1. ¾ cup all-purpose flour (100 grams)
  2. 3 tbsp. + 1 tsp. margarine (50 grams)
  3. ½ tsp. vanilla
  4. 1 tbsp. cold water


Filling:

  1. ~¾ cup sweetened full-cream or chocolate condensed milk (185 ml)
  2. 3 eggs + 1 egg yolk
  3. 1 cup + 2 tbsp. warm water

Instructions for Milk Pie (Pie Susu)

  1. Preheat the oven to 300 degrees, and prepare a heat-resistant dish (about 7 inches or 17 cm wide) with aluminum foil on the bottom for easy removal of pie.
  2. Mix the crust ingredients together, and then pour it directly into the heat-resistant dish.
  3. Mix the filling ingredients together, then pour the filling into the crust. Sieve to get a smooth mixture.
  4. Bake for about 30 minutes, until the surface of the pie hardens.
  5. After the pie is done, let it cool. For an optional finish, top the pie with cheese, fruit, or chocolate.