Dessert

Koeksisters (South Africa)

Name: Koeksisters (South Africa)
Total time: 80 min
Yield: serves 4
Ingredients: 400g Flour; 1 packet Baker's yeast; 400g Sugar; 1 tsp Cinnamon; 1 tsp Ginger; for frying Olive oil

Preparation time: 1 h 20
Servings: serves 4

Ingredients

serves 4

Flour — to buy400g
Baker's yeast — to buy1 packet
Sugar — to buy400g
Cinnamon — to buy1 tsp
Ginger — to buy1 tsp
Olive oil — to buyfor frying

Preparation

Make a syrup by heating the sugar with water, cinnamon and ginger for 10 minutes, then let it cool completely in the fridge — a very cold syrup is essential for koeksisters to stay crisp.
Mix the flour and crumbled yeast, add warm water little by little while kneading until you get a soft dough, let rest for 30 minutes.
Roll out the dough and cut strips, braid each strip by twisting 3 strands together.
Fry the twists for 2-3 minutes in hot oil, until nicely golden and crisp.
Dip them immediately, while still hot, into the very cold syrup for 30 seconds — this hot-cold shock is what gives koeksisters their crunchy outside and syrupy inside.
Drain and let rest on a rack before serving.