Koeksisters

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 375 ml water
• 800 g sugar
• 2 ml cream of tartar
• 2 ml ground ginger
• 3 cinnamon sticks
• 500 g cake flour
• 30 ml baking powder
• 2 ml salt
• 50 ml butter
• 2 eggs
• 250 ml milk
• oil (for deep frying)

Recipe

• 1 first make syrup. heat water in saucepan, add sugar and stir until dissolved.
• 2 add cream of tartar, ginger and cinamon.
• 3 boil uncovered for 5 minutes. do not stir.
• 4 remove from stove and chill.
• 5 while syrup is chilling, make the koeksisters.
• 6 sift flour, baking powder and salt together.
• 7 add butter and rub it in with fingertips until mixture resembles fine crumbs.
• 8 beat eggs and milk together and add to dry ingredients.
• 9 mix dough well then knead lightly for 2 minutes to make it pliable.
• 10 cover basin with wax paper and leave for 1 hour.
• 11 roll out dough to 1cm thick.
• 12 cut strips (rectangles) 8cm x 4 cm, then make 2 vertical cuts in each strip, starting 5mm from the top and cutting down right to the bottom.
• 13 plait strips loosely and secure at loose end.
• 14 heat oil to 190c and deep-fry koeksisters for 1 minute. not too many at once.
• 15 remove from oil and drain on paper towel for 1 minute and then dip in syrup for until soaked (1 minute).
• 16 remove from syrup and place on dish to dry.