Bev's Milk Tart - South African Recipe

I was given this recipe by a lovely lady Bev. I used a 24cm Tart Tin.

BASE
1/4 cup sugar
65g butter
1/2 tblsp oil
1 small egg
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
pinch of Salt
250g self raising flour
1/2 tblsp custard powder (optional)

Preheat oven to 180oC / 160oC Fan. Cream butter and sugar. Add egg, extract and salt and beat well. Add
dry ingredients. Knead together. Press into base and sides of pie dish. Prick randomly. Bake for 15 mins.

FILLING
500ml milk
1 tblsp butter
3 eggs
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup cornflour
1 tsp vanilla essence
Cinnamon

Mix together eggs, sugar and cornflour. Melt butter in milk. Add sugar mixture to very hot milk and sugar. Cook and stir with whisk till thick. Remove from stove. Add extract and stir well. Pour into base. Sprinkle with cinnamon and cool.