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Koeksisters (Fried Braided Pastry in Syrup)

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Prep: 0 min Cook: 0 min Difficulty: medium

Categories: Dessert, Drink, Baked, Fried

Tags: deep fried, fried, recipes for dessert, recipes for fritters, recipes using butter, recipes using cinnamon stick, recipes using fresh ginger, recipes with images, recipes with metric units, recipes without cooking time, recipes without servings, south african

Source: Wikibooks contributors (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook%3AKoeksisters_%28Fried_Braided_Pastry_in_Syrup%29)

Adapted: Imported and reformatted by HowManyCookies from the cited Wikibooks revision.

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License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) · Wikibooks contributors

Ingredients

Syrup

  • 1 kg white granulated sugar
  • 500 ml (2 cups) water
  • 3 cm long piece of fresh ginger, peeled and bruised OR 2–3 sticks of cinnamon (optional)
  • 1 ml (pinch) cream of tartar
  • 1 pinch of salt
  • 2 ½ tsp lemon juice

Dough

  • 240 g all-purpose flour
  • 4 tsp (20 ml) baking powder
  • 1 pinch of salt
  • 2 tbsp (30 ml) butter
  • 125 ml (½ cup) buttermilk OR soured milk OR water mixed with lemon juice

Directions

Syrup

  1. Combine all ingredients in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring until the sugar has dissolved.
  2. Turn the heat down, and simmer for 5–8 minutes.
  3. Cool the syrup to room temperature.
  4. Divide it into 2 containers, and place in the refrigerator to chill overnight.

Dough

  1. Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt.
  2. Rub in butter.
  3. Add buttermilk. Mix into a soft dough and knead thoroughly. It helps if you oil your hands lightly when starting to knead the dough.
  4. Cover the dough with a damp cloth, and leave it to rest for 15 minutes.
  5. Roll the dough out to a thickness of 5 mm and cut into 5 x 70 mm (½ cm x 7 cm) strips. Press the ends of two or three strips together and twist or plait, then press the ends together again. Keep the dough you are not working with covered with a damp cloth.
  6. Deep fry in hot oil until golden brown on both sides.
  7. Remove with a slotted spoon and dip the pieces immediately in the ice cold syrup.
  8. Remove and place the koeksisters on a wire rack so that the excess syrup can drain.
  9. Store the koeksisters in a sealed container in the refrigerator. They freeze well and can be served straight from the freezer.

Notes

This recipe will yield about 3 dozen dainty-sized koeksisters—you can make them bigger for a more substantial treat.

You may also, after dipping the fried koeksuster in the syrup, lightly roll it in dessicated coconut.