Traditional South African Koeksisters
Traditional South African Koeksisters

Hello everybody, it’s Brad, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, traditional south african koeksisters. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

#baking #koeksisters #traditional #SouthAfrica These koeksisters are sooo good, the perfect snack for any time of the day! If you also want to make these, I. Traditional Koeksisters - A traditional South African sticky donut treat that's deliciously sweet, sticky, crunchy and drenched in syrup, laced with cinnamon, lemon and ginger.

Traditional South African Koeksisters is one of the most popular of recent trending meals on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. Traditional South African Koeksisters is something which I have loved my entire life. They are fine and they look wonderful.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook traditional south african koeksisters using 14 ingredients and 22 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Traditional South African Koeksisters:
  1. Prepare Dough
  2. Get 2 cup Cake flour
  3. Prepare 2 tbsp Baking powder
  4. Get 1/2 tsp Salt
  5. Get 1 large egg
  6. Take 4 tbsp Butter/margarine
  7. Take 1/2 cup Water
  8. Take 1 Oil for frying
  9. Make ready Syrup
  10. Get 4 1/2 cup Sugar
  11. Make ready 1 1/2 stick Cinnamon/ ½tsp ground cinnamon
  12. Get 1/2 tsp Ground ginger
  13. Get 1 1/2 cup Water
  14. Prepare 1/4 cup Lemon juice

The Cape Malay koe'sister is a ball of fried dough that's Koeksisters are a firm favourite in most South African homes. The secret to making koeksisters is that they should be dipped in the ice-cold syrup. Koeksisters - A South African Treat - Teach Me Mommy. This popular South African treat (pronounced "cook-sister") is a plaited and fried doughnut dough, dipped in delicious 'syrupy' goodness.

Steps to make Traditional South African Koeksisters:
  1. SYRUP - METHOD
  2. Prepare syrup day before. It needs to be very cold
  3. In a large pot, dissolve sugar in the water
  4. Add spices and lemon juice and bring to the boil
  5. Take off stove and leave to cool
  6. Place in fridge overnight
  7. DOUGH - METHOD
  8. Sift flour, baking powder and salt together
  9. Rub in butter amd mix til pliable
  10. Add egg and mix
  11. Add water a little at a time
  12. Work dough well until no lumps. If sticky sprinkle a little flour and knead until dough will ball up
  13. Let dough rest at room temp for approx 3 hours under inverted mixing bowl
  14. TO PREPARE KOEKSISTERS
  15. Roll out dough. Thickness 5mm
  16. Cut into strips 6cm long.2cm wide
  17. Plait strips and pinch hard at ends
  18. Deep fry until golden brown
  19. Remove and drain quickly
  20. Dip in cold syrup
  21. The secret is to keep the syrup cold and the koeksisters hot. This way it will draw in just the right amount of syrup
  22. You can keep the syrup cold by keeping it in another container filled with ice water

Being South African, Koeksisters are really one of my favourite treats, and I've always wanted to try. A very sticky South African sweet. They remind me of a donut, but maybe messier. ;) I got this recipe from my South African friend, Sheralee. As you remove the koeksisters for the oil, place them directly ito the syrup from the fridge. It is important to keep the syrup cool, so between soakings.

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