Salwaa's Koeksisters

Name: Salwaa's Koeksisters
Cuisine: South African
Ingredients: 1 cup hot water; 500 gram cake flour (4 cups); 1 teaspoon dry ginger powder; 1 teaspoon cinnamon powder; 1 tsp dried naartjie peel (optional); 1/2 teaspoon cardamom powder; 2 teaspoons aniseed powder; 1 packet instant yeast; 1/2 cup sugar; 1 dessertspoon butter; 1 cup cold milk; 750 ml vegetable oil for frying; 500 ml water; 250 ml sugar

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From My Kitchen To Yours - keeping our heritage alive #capemalaycooking

umikhadija @cook_15803314

From My Kitchen To Yours - keeping our heritage alive #capemalaycooking

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Ingredients

Koeksisters
1 cuphot water
500 gramcake flour (4 cups)
1 teaspoondry ginger powder
1 teaspooncinnamon powder
1 tspdried naartjie peel (optional)
1/2 teaspooncardamom powder
2 teaspoonsaniseed powder
1 packetinstant yeast
1/2 cupsugar
1dessertspoon butter
1 cupcold milk
750 mlvegetable oil for frying
Sugar syrup
500 mlwater
250 mlsugar

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Steps

1

Boil water and pour in bowl. Add the butter to the boiled water and stir until melted.
2

Add the milk and stir.
3

In a separate bowl add the flour, spices (ginger, cinnamon, cardamon and aniseed), sugar naartjie peel and yeast into a mixing bowl.
4

Add the liquid mixture to the flour and mix to a soft dough. Set dough aside, covered, to rise until double in size.
5

Divide dough into approx 30 small balls on a lightly oiled surface — heat oil in large saucepan.
6

Once the oil is hot gently pull koeksister into an oblong shape and fry each side until browned. Drain on absorbent paper.
7

For sugar syrup: Boil water and sugar until sugar is dissolved and syrup is slightly thickened and sticky. Add drops of water if syrup becomes too sticky. Dip koeksisters in syrup and serve.