Name: Koeksisters
Yield: 20 servings
Cuisine: Boil
Ingredients: 500.00 ml flour cake; 2.00 ml salt; 10.00 ml Baking powder; 60.00 ml butter; 1.00 eggs; 125.00 ml water; oil for frying; 1.00 kg sugar; 375.00 ml water; 5.00 ml fresh ginger grated; 2.00 cinnamon stick; 1.00 lemon juice

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Ingredients (12)

500.00 ml	flour — cake
2.00 ml	salt
10.00 ml	Baking powder
60.00 ml	butter
1.00	eggs
125.00 ml	water
	oil — for frying

SYRUP

1.00 kg	sugar
375.00 ml	water
5.00 ml	fresh ginger — grated
2.00	cinnamon — stick
1.00	lemon juice

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Method:

Sift flour, salt and baking powder twice. Rub in butter and mix to a pliable dough with egg and water (add water a little at a time). Knead very well.
Leave to rest at room temperature, covered with an inverted mixing bowl, for 3 to 4 hours.
SYRUP: Dissolve sugar in water. Add spices and lemon juice and just bring to boil. Chill very well.
Roll out dough to 5 mm thick, cut into strips 5 cm long and 2 cm wide and cut each strip into 3, but not right through to top. Plait 3 strands, pinching together well at end.
Deep fry in oil on both sides until golden. Remove with a slotted spoon and immediately dip in ice-cold syrup.
Remove with a slotted spoon and leave to drain before next batch is ready to be dipped.
Place syrup bowl in a container of ice cubes to keep syrup cold.