8 servings
Prep: 20 mins,
Cooking: 13 mins,
Chill/rest/proof: 8 hrs
Koeksisters are as unique to South Africans as glazed doughnuts are to Americans. This deep-fried pastry drenched in a sweet and sticky syrup is braided by hand and comes in various shapes and sizes.
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Ingredients (11)
SYRUP
800 g | white sugar |
500 ml | warm water |
5 tsp | glycerine |
1/4 tsp | Cream of tartar |
1/4 tsp | Tartaric acid |
1 | cinnamon stick |
DOUGH
310 ml | self-raising flour |
1 pinch | salt |
1 pinch | ground nutmeg |
30 g | soft butter |
250 g | amasi |
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