Koeksisters, my sister 🇿🇦 This South African treat will always have a place in our hearts!
Koeksisters (20 medium koeksisters)
3 cups sugar
2 cups water
1 cinnamon stick
3 tsp vanilla essence
5cm piece fresh ginger, sliced
Juice from one whole lemon
2 cups cake flour
3 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
50g cold butter, cubed
1 egg
½ cup milk
Oil for frying
1. Start by making the syrup as it needs to cool. Add sugar, water, cinnamon, vanilla essence, ginger & lemon juice to a medium sauce pan & bring to a boil. Stir continuously until the sugar has fully melted.
2. Pour the syrup into a heatproof bowl & place in the fridge on top of a kitchen cloth. The syrup will take about 4-6 hours to chill fully.
3. Add the flour, baking powder, salt and butter together and incorporate using your finger tips.
4. In a separate bowl, mix together an egg and milk. Add this to the flour mixture.
5. Mix lightly and tip onto a clean working service. Knead for 10mins adding a light dusting of additional flour if needed. Cover with clingwrap and allow the dough to chill in the fridge for 1 hour.
6. Remove from the oven and roll out the dough. Using a knife of pizza cutter, cut the dough into rectangles, cut each rectangle into 3 strips but still connected at the top. Plait and pinch tightly on each end to ensure they keep their shape while frying.
7. Once you've created the koeksisters, bring your oil to a temperature of 180 degrees celsius. This'll allow the koeksisters to become beautifully crispy.
8. While the koeksisters are frying (keep an eye out as they fry quite quickly). Place the syrup bowl onto of an ice bath to ensure it says cold whilst you're adding in the hot koeksister.
9. When ready, remove the koeksisters from the oil and immediately add them to the syrup. Ensuring they're fully coated. Allow to soak up the syrup for 2-3mins.
10. Place on a cooling rack to cool.
11. And that is it, enjoy!
Notes:
*You can use brown/castor sugar for the syrup
*You can remove the aromatics from the syrup or leave them in to continue infusing.
*Do not discard the syrup. I like dipping them a few times, even after a few days.
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