World Flavors Cookbook

Koeksisters

Name: Koeksisters
Cook time: 20 min
Cuisine: South Africa
Ingredients: For the dough: 2 cups flour, 2 tbsp butter, 1 egg, baking powder, milk For the syrup: 2 cups sugar, 1 cup water, ginger, lemon juice, salt (MUST be ice cold)

Golden, braided donuts deep-fried and plunged into ice-cold syrup for a crispy, syrupy explosion.

Cuisine: South Africa

Ingredients

For the dough: 2 cups flour, 2 tbsp butter, 1 egg, baking powder, milk For the syrup: 2 cups sugar, 1 cup water, ginger, lemon juice, salt (MUST be ice cold)

Instructions

1. Prepare the syrup 24 hours in advance and keep it in the freezer or on ice. 2. Make a stiff dough and roll out. Cut into strips and braid them. 3. Deep fry the braids in hot oil until golden brown. 4. IMMEDIATELY plunge the hot donut into the ice-cold syrup. The temperature difference draws the syrup deep into the center. 5. Drain and refrigerate.