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Jinny Els’ delicious koeksisters
Ingredients
- 4 heaped cups flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 4 heaped tsp baking powder
- 4 heaped tsp butter
- 2 eggs
- Approximately 500 ml water
Syrup
- 12 cups of sugar
- 1 ½ even tsp cream of tartar
- 1 tbsp golden syrup
- 6 cups water
- 2 tsp vanilla essence
Preparation
Step 1:Mix all the ingredients for the syrup and cook through. Leave in the fridge overnight.
Step 2: Mix the flour and salt.
Step 3: Rub butter into the flour until it forms crumbs and then add the baking powder.
Step 4: Add the water and mix until it looks like scone dough.
Step 5: Place in a bowl and let it stand for ± 2 – 3 hours, covered with a damp cloth.
Step 6: Roll the dough out until fairly thin.
Step 7: Form the koeksisters and cover with a damp cloth while frying.
Step 8: Fry in deep oil until golden brown.9. After frying, immediately dip in the cold syrup for a few seconds. Remove koeksisters and put them on a drying rack to get rid of the excess syrup.
