Koeksisters
Koeksisters

Hello everybody, it’s John, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, koeksisters. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Huge range- FREE Delivery UK wide Biltong, Boerewors, Droewors & more Braid the strips to desired koeksister length and join other ends. Heat the oil in a pot until fairly hot. As you remove the koeksisters for the oil, place them directly ito the syrup from the fridge. Place the water, sugar and cream of tartar in a saucepan and bring to the boil.

Koeksisters is one of the most well liked of current trending foods in the world. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. Koeksisters is something which I have loved my whole life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook koeksisters using 12 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Koeksisters:
  1. Take for the dough:
  2. Make ready 4 cups flour
  3. Get 2 teaspoons instant yeast
  4. Take 4 tablespoons sugar
  5. Take 1 teaspoon baking powder
  6. Make ready 1 teaspoon salt
  7. Prepare 2 cups lukewarm water
  8. Take Oil for deep frying
  9. Prepare for the syrup:
  10. Make ready 2 cups sugar
  11. Make ready 1/2 cup water
  12. Make ready 1/4 cup lemon juice

This recipe is like one for Dutch koeksisters, which are drenched in syrup and are sweeter than the Cape Malay versions. Crisp on the outside and oozing syrup. Just how koeksisters are meant to be. Perfect with a cup of coffee or tea.

Instructions to make Koeksisters:
  1. Place all the ingredients for the dough into a large bowl and mix well to combine. Make a well in the middle, pour in lukewarm water, little bit at a time. Using hands, knead with hands, combining all the ingredients into a soft dough. Keep kneading for 15 minutes. Cover with a cloth and leave to rise to double the size.
  2. Meanwhile, in a saucepan, pour together the sugar, water and lemon juice and melt to medium heat until all the sugar has dissolved, and it's in a syrupy consistency. Remove from heat and place in the refrigerator to cool.
  3. Heat oil in a large saucepan. Once dough has risen, roll it out on a floured surface and cut strips of required size. For each koeksister, plait 3 strips and pinch the ends to secure. Repeat until all the dough is used.
  4. Deep fry the plaited dough into hot oil, turning them until golden brown. Place on a blotting paper. Dip each one into the syrup and place on a wiring rack to drip off syrup. They should look lovely shiny.

Just how koeksisters are meant to be. Perfect with a cup of coffee or tea. Sift the flour, baking powder and salt together. Rub in the butter and mix until pliable. Mix this with the egg and water (adding the water a little at a time).

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