Koeksisters

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  • Prep Time

    20 mins

  • Cook Time

    25 mins

  • Additional Time

    1 d

  • Total Time

    1 d 45 mins

  • Servings

    12 Koeksisters

  • Course

    Dessert

  • Cuisine

    South African

Koeksisters

Koeksisters – a traditional Afrikaner confectionery made of fried dough infused in syrup, typical of South Africa.

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Ingredients

Servings

Syrup

  • 800 ml water 3 1/3 cups
  • 1 ½ kg sugar 7 1/2 cups
  • 3 ½ tsp cream of tartar
  • 40 ml lemon juice 2 3/4 tbsp
  • 1 cinnamon stick

Dough

  • 500 gms cake flour 4 cups
  • 25 gms baking powder 1 3/4 tbsp
  • 20 gms margarine 1 1/2 tbsp
  • ½ egg lightly beaten, large
  • 245 ml water 1 cup

Frying

  • sunflower oil for deep-frying

Instructions

Syrup

Dough

Frying

Notes

  • The colder the syrup the better! Make it the day before and place it in the fridge to ensure it is ice cold.You will get more syrup than needed, you can keep it in the fridge for more Koeksisters.
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