Koeksisters

"This is a South African recipe, from one of my mom's ancient cook-books."
 
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Ready In:
1hr 10mins
Ingredients:
12
Yields:
24 keoksisters
Serves:
24
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ingredients

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directions

  • First make syrup. Heat water in saucepan, add sugar and stir until dissolved.
  • Add cream of tartar, ginger and cinamon.
  • Boil uncovered for 5 minutes. Do not stir.
  • Remove from stove and chill.
  • While syrup is chilling, make the koeksisters.
  • Sift flour, baking powder and salt together.
  • Add butter and rub it in with fingertips until mixture resembles fine crumbs.
  • Beat eggs and milk together and add to dry ingredients.
  • Mix dough well then knead lightly for 2 minutes to make it pliable.
  • Cover basin with wax paper and leave for 1 hour.
  • Roll out dough to 1cm thick.
  • Cut strips (rectangles) 8cm x 4 cm, then make 2 vertical cuts in each strip, starting 5mm from the top and cutting down right to the bottom.
  • Plait strips loosely and secure at loose end.
  • Heat oil to 190C and deep-fry koeksisters for 1 minute. Not too many at once.
  • Remove from oil and drain on paper towel for 1 minute and then dip in syrup for until soaked (1 minute).
  • Remove from syrup and place on dish to dry.

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Reviews

  1. I really loved this recipe. It was a lot quicker than some others and it produced tasty koeksisters. I put them on a plate at a party and went to the kitchen to get more goodies. By the time I got back to the table, the koeksisters were gone. Made some for myself and a few others the very next day! I made them a lot smaller and rolled the dough out a lot thinner as they swell quite a lot and I found they didn't cook properly if they were too thick, so the inside was still raw. The second lot were the thinner lot and they were perfect. I also put the syrup in two bowls so that I could keep switching it in the freezer to ensure the syrup was really cold. Great recipe though, which I will certainly use again.
     
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