Add the butter to the boiled water and stir until melted Add the milk and stir

In a separate bowl add the flour, spices - cardamom powder, aniseed powder - sugar naartjie peel and yeast into a mixing bowl. Add the liquid mixture to the flour and mix to a soft dough. Set dough aside, covered, to rise until double in size

Divide dough into approx 30 small balls on a slightly oiled surface.

Heat oil in large saucepan. Once oil is hot gently pull koeksister into an oblong shape and fry each side until browned. Drain on absorbent paper.

Sugar syrup mix water and sugar to make syrup. Heat slightly in a pot and keep warm.

Keep syrup warm on stove and dip koeksister in warm syrup over stove cook -+- 2 minutues 
Then dust with dessicated coconut..
Keep in airtight tupperware