How to cook Salwaa's Koeksisters at home

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Salwaa's Koeksisters A mouthwatering syrup-coated spicy doughnut rolled in coconut. This popular South African delight is best served with masala tea and enjoyed whilst it is. A koeksister /ˈkʊksɪstə/ is a traditional Afrikaner confectionery made of fried dough infused in syrup or honey.

You can cook Salwaa's Koeksisters with 16 Ingredients and 7 steps. See the following guide!

Ingredients for Salwaa's Koeksisters:
  1. Koeksisters.
  2. 1 cup hot water.
  3. 500 gram cake flour (4 cups).
  4. 1 teaspoon dry ginger powder.
  5. 1 teaspoon cinnamon powder.
  6. 1 tsp dried naartjie peel (optional).
  7. 1/2 teaspoon cardamom powder.
  8. 2 teaspoons aniseed powder.
  9. 1 packet instant yeast.
  10. 1/2 cup sugar.
  11. 1 dessertspoon butter.
  12. 1 cup cold milk.
  13. 750 ml vegetable oil for frying.
  14. Sugar syrup.
  15. 500 ml water.
  16. 250 ml sugar.

Koeksisters are small crispy donuts that are popular in South Africa. They are braided and fried, then soaked in a fragrant sugar syrup. Koeksisters is 'n tradisionele soet Afrikaanse lekkerny. A traditional South African treat, koeksisters are wickedly sweet and make for a delicious tea time treat.

Step by step how to cook Salwaa's Koeksisters:
  1. Boil water and pour in bowl. Add the butter to the boiled water and stir until melted..
  2. Add the milk and stir..
  3. In a separate bowl add the flour, spices (ginger, cinnamon, cardamon and aniseed), sugar naartjie peel and yeast into a mixing bowl..
  4. Add the liquid mixture to the flour and mix to a soft dough. Set dough aside, covered, to rise until double in size..
  5. Divide dough into approx 30 small balls on a lightly oiled surface — heat oil in large saucepan..
  6. Once the oil is hot gently pull koeksister into an oblong shape and fry each side until browned. Drain on absorbent paper..
  7. For sugar syrup: Boil water and sugar until sugar is dissolved and syrup is slightly thickened and sticky. Add drops of water if syrup becomes too sticky. Dip koeksisters in syrup and serve..

So roll up your sleeves, follow this easy recipe and get ready to work that dough! This is an Afrikaner recipe for Koeksisters (cake sister) or South African donuts. These are loosely based on a similar Dutch pastry. Koeksisters are so rich that even the most ardent koeksister fanciers warn against eating more than one per sitting -- and yet most traditional koeksister recipes produce several dozen of the things. When it comes to the beloved koeksister, every connoisseur will know that there are two kinds.