Koeksisters (South African Syrup-Soaked Fritters) Recipe

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Koeksisters (South African Syrup-Soaked Fritters)
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Ingredients
12
Count
Nutrition
5773
Calories
Total time
35
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 500 g cake flour
  • 2 ml salt
  • 125 g butter
  • oil (for deep frying)
  • 750 g sugar
  • 375 ml water
  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • 4 whole cloves
  • 2 inches ginger, peeled

Directions:

  1. Prepare syrup the day before making the koeksisters and chill thoroughly.
  2. Dissolve sugar in water over medium heat.
  3. Add spices and knob of ginger.
  4. Boil together for 10 minutes.
  5. Sift flour, salt and baking powder into a bowl.
  6. Rub in butter finely, add beaten eggs with enough milk to blend into a stiff dough.
  7. Chill dough in refrigerator for 30 minutes.
  8. Roll out to 5 mm (1/4 inch?) thick and cut into strips approximately 70 x 30 mm (3 x 1 inches).
  9. With a sharp knife, cut each strip into 3 smaller ones, leaving them attached at one end.
  10. Plait (braid) loosely and pinch ends to secure.
  11. Drop a few at a time into hot oil.
  12. Cook until lightly-browned and puffed.
  13. Lift out and drain for just 1 minute of crumpled paper towels, then drop at once into chilled syrup.
  14. Soak in syrup, lift out and drain in a sieve until dry.
  15. Note: I'm sure my cousin got a larger yield than this, she made hers very small and dainty.
  16. You can make them the size that suits your needs and aesthetics.
  17. I like them small and dainty, but that's the only way I've ever had them.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 5772.79 Kcal (24170 kJ)
Calories from fat 1035.85 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 115.09g 177%
Cholesterol 596.11mg 199%
Sodium 1132.8mg 47%
Potassium 2758.58mg 59%
Total Carbs 1151.21g 384%
Sugars 735.09g 2940%
Dietary Fiber 10.49g 42%
Protein 52.78g 106%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0%
Vitamin A 1.3mg 42%
Iron 38.4mg 213%
Calcium 1074.3mg 107%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 309.51 Kcal (1296 kJ)
Calories from fat 55.54 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 6.17g 177%
Cholesterol 31.96mg 199%
Sodium 60.74mg 47%
Potassium 147.9mg 59%
Total Carbs 61.72g 384%
Sugars 39.41g 2940%
Dietary Fiber 0.56g 42%
Protein 2.83g 106%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 42%
Iron 2.1mg 213%
Calcium 57.6mg 107%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 124.2
    Points
  • 159
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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