Traditional South African Koeksisters

Name: Traditional South African Koeksisters
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cup Cake flour; 2 tbsp Baking powder; 1/2 tsp Salt; 1 large egg; 4 tbsp Butter/margarine; 1/2 cup Water; 1 Oil for frying; 4 1/2 cup Sugar; 1 1/2 stick Cinnamon/ ½tsp ground cinnamon; 1/2 tsp Ground ginger; 1 1/2 cup Water; 1/4 cup Lemon juice

KerryAnnSmith @cook_2866079

Traditional South African Koeksisters

KerryAnnSmith @cook_2866079

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Ingredients

Dough
2 cupCake flour
2 tbspBaking powder
1/2 tspSalt
1 largeegg
4 tbspButter/margarine
1/2 cupWater
1Oil for frying
Syrup
4 1/2 cupSugar
1 1/2 stickCinnamon/ ½tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tspGround ginger
1 1/2 cupWater
1/4 cupLemon juice

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Steps

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