Koeksusters Recipe

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Ingredients:

  • 6 cups water
  • 24 g gingerroot
  • 2 1/2 kg sugar (12 cups)
  • 6 cups plain flour
  • 125 g margarine
  • 2 eggs
  • 312 ml lukewarm water
  • 1 pinch salt

Directions:

  1. Syrup:.
  2. 1. Boil well 3 cups of Water with the ginger.
  3. 2. Remove the Ginger and add 3 more cups of Water.
  4. 3. Bring to boil again.
  5. 4. Then add 2.5 kgs (12 cups) of Sugar and allow to boil for 5 minutes.
  6. 5. Put in fridge and leave overnight.
  7. Dough:.
  8. 1. Mix all the ingredients together and knead well and then leave to rest.
  9. 2. Roll the dough flat into an oval/square until it is 5mm thick.
  10. 3. Cut the dough into strips 2.5cm across.
  11. 4. Then cut these strips into lengths of 6cm. (So you are left with a whole bunch of rectangles 2.5cm x 6cm.).
  12. 5. Then make two cuts along the length of the rectangles so that you can braid them. What you're aiming at is the same braid in a scout's toggle. (or similar to a girl's 3-strand braid in her hair.).
  13. 6. When you're finished you should have a whole bunch of braided dough pastries ready to be boiled in oil -
  14. 7. Cook these in hot oil until golden brown and crisp.
  15. 8. Dip the whole cooked Koeksuster immediately into your cool syrup that you've hauled out the fridge.
  16. 9. Remove from the syrup and allow to cool (on a newspaper or kitchen towel) before eating.
  17. 10. Don't eat too many!
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 2079.11 Kcal (8705 kJ)
Calories from fat 343.39 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 38.15g 59%
Cholesterol 45.74mg 15%
Sodium 2560.9mg 107%
Potassium 673.42mg 14%
Total Carbs 427.99g 143%
Sugars 306.25g 1225%
Dietary Fiber 12.5g 50%
Protein 16.79g 34%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 1%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 5%
Iron 7.6mg 42%
Calcium 565.2mg 57%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 290.89 Kcal (1218 kJ)
Calories from fat 48.05 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 5.34g 59%
Cholesterol 6.4mg 15%
Sodium 358.3mg 107%
Potassium 94.22mg 14%
Total Carbs 59.88g 143%
Sugars 42.85g 1225%
Dietary Fiber 1.75g 50%
Protein 2.35g 34%
Iron 1.1mg 42%
Calcium 79.1mg 57%

* 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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Weightwatchers Points

  • 44
    Points
  • 57
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low cholesterol

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar

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