Koeksisters are dough twists that have been deep-fried and dipped in a special syrup. They are delicious! Here is a great koeksisters recipe sent to us:
Koeksisters Recipe
Author: A South African
Recipe type: Snack
Cuisine: South African
Koeksisters are an all-time favorite snack that South Africans love. They are deep-fried dough twists dipped in a special syrup.
Ingredients
Syrup
- 250 ml (1 cup) water
- 625 ml (2½ cups) white sugar
- 12.5 ml (2½ tsp.) lemon juice
- 5 ml (1 tsp.) vanilla essence
Dough
- 375 ml (1½ cups) cake flour
- 22 ml (4½ tsp.) baking powder
- 1 ml (1/4 tsp.) salt
- 20 g butter
- 150 ml (1/2 & a bit cups) milk
- 750 ml (3 cups) granola oil
Instructions
- Put the water and sugar in a pot and bring to boil on low heat. Stir frequently until the sugar is completely dissolved. Boil for 7 minutes. Remove the pot from the stove and stir in the lemon juice and vanilla essence. Put the pot aside.
- Mix the flour, salt, and baking powder thoroughly in a mixing bowl. Break the butter into small pieces and add to the flour mixture. Add the milk. Mix well until a dough is formed.
- Roll the dough out to a thickness of 5 mm (+- ¼ in.). Cut the dough into thin (+- 10 mm or ½ in.) strips. Take 3 strips and join their ends on one side. Braid the strips to desired koeksister length and join the other ends.
- Heat the oil in a pot until fairly hot. Put about 3 koeksisters at a time in the oil and fry them on both sides until they get a golden-brown color. As you remove the koeksisters from the oil, place them directly into the syrup. Allow the koeksisters to absorb the syrup thoroughly. Remove the koeksisters from the syrup and allow the excess syrup to drip off. Place them in the refrigerator.
Try to eat a few before the family gets home because once they get stuck into them, you “ain’t gonna get none”. Enjoy!
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The syrup need to have ginger in it.