Recipe
Prep Time
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Cook Time
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4 - 6 People
Serves
6
Beginner
Difficulty
0
Ingredients
- 3 cups self-rising flour
- 1 1/2 cups coconut milk or cream
- 750g castor sugar or light brown sugar
- 400ml water
- 20ml lemon juice
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 3 L canola oil to fry
Method
- Place the sugar and the water in a saucepan and bring to a simmer until the sugar has dissolved, remove from the heat and mix in the lemon juice.
- Place the sugar syrup in the fridge to chill until ice cold. Overnight might be best!
- Sift the flour, add the salt, and then mix in the coconut cream gently with a spatula until you have a soft dough. Knead a bit to let the dough come together, and add more flour if needed.
- Roll the dough into 5mm thickness and slice into 5cm strips, make use of three strips to make a mini braid and pinch together the edges so they stick together.
- In a large cast iron base pot, heat the canola oil, and add a piece of dough to see if the oil has heated enough
- Once the dough rises to the top, it’s time to fry the koeksisters.
- Deep fry the koeksisters a few at a time, do not overcrowd the oil, once they are brown, drain on some kitchen paper towels and immediately immerse in the cold syrup.
- Remove the koeksisters from the syrup and enjoy!
