Koeksisters

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  • Prep Time

    20 mins

  • Cook Time

    20 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

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Syrup

  • 800 ml – 3 1/3 cups water
  • 1 ½ kg – 7 ½ cups sugar
  • 3 ½ tsp cream of tartar
  • 40 ml – 2 ¾ tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 cinnamon stick

Dough

  • 500 gms – 4 cups cake flour
  • 25 gms – 1 ¾ tbsp baking powder
  • 20 gms – 1 ½ tbsp margarine
  • ½ large egg lightly beaten
  • 245 ml – 1 cup water

Frying

  • Sunflower oil for deep-frying
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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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