Koeksusters ( Spicy Syrupy Doughnuts)
- Ready In:
- 4hrs
- Ingredients:
- 19
- Yields:
-
12-16 doughnuts
- Serves:
- 6-8
ingredients
- doughnut
- 3 cups cake flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 cup sugar
- 1 (10 g) packet dried yeast
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons dried orange peel (optional)
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons mixed spice
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 1 egg
- 75 g butter or 75 g margarine
- lukewarm milk (and water mixed ,enough to make a soft dough as for bread)
- oil (for deep frying)
- syrup
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup boiling water
- 1 cinnamon stick (optional)
- 1⁄2 cup flaked coconut (or more)
directions
- Sift flour and spices into a bowl.
- Add salt and sugar.
- Add yeast mix to combine.
- Beat egg. Add egg and butter/ marg and rub into flour until mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
- Add enough milk/water mixture to make a soft pliable dough like for bread or doughnuts.
- Knead for 10 minutes( this can be done in mixer or bread machine.
- Cover and let rise for 1 hour until double in bulk.
- After rising knock down and roll dough in to long log. Cut dough into 5 cm pieces and shape in to an oblong shape.
- or make into balls.
- Put onto a greased tray and let rise for 20 minutes or double in size.
- deep fry in oil as you would for doughnuts until brown.
- Put some coconut in a plate.
- Prepare syrup.
- Put sugar in saucepan add water and stir till sugar has dissolved.
- Add whole spices if using and bring to a boil.
- Boil for 5 minutes.
- Bring syrup to a simmer and add doughnuts one or two at a time.
- let them simmer on each side for 30 seconds upto a minute.
- Take out and immediatly roll into some cocunut.
- Place into a clean platter and serve.
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<p>hi! I am from joburg south africa. I am SAH mum who has a very active 15 month old son. When I am not chasing after him I enjoy reading,surfing the internet and enjoying my DH company. I love to bake and cook and sometimes do it to relax. I have been cooking since I was 12,learnt everything from my mum who is an excellent cook!</p>