Homemade Koeksister Recipe: A South African Favorite

Koeksisters are a type of fried pastry that is popular in South Africa. They are made by frying dough in oil, and then dipping it in a sweet syrup. Koeksisters are often served as a dessert or snack.

Koeksisters are a delicious South African treat that are perfect for any occasion – from a quick snack to a dessert. This homemade recipe is easy to follow and produces delicious results every time!

The name derives from “koek”, a Dutch word for wheat flour confectionery, which can be translated as the origin of the word “cookie,” and it also has links to “sister” because two sisters would plait their doughnuts before dipping them in syrup. The sound they made while doing this is what we now refer to as sizzle.

There are many theories as to why koeksisters are so popular in South Africa, but the most likely explanation is simply that they’re delicious! These sweet fried treats are often served at parties and celebrations, and they always seem to disappear quickly.

Whether you enjoy them dipped in cold milk or simply on their own, there’s no denying that koeksisters are a South African favorite. And with this easy homemade recipe, you can enjoy them any time you like!

For the Syrup

1. Start by adding water, then sugar. Heat is at medium heat and make sure nothing higher because it’ll burn the sugar.

2. Mix until dissolved, then add the lemon juice.

3.  Add the vanilla essence, then mix everything together.

4.  Then we’re going to transfer everything into our bowl and put it in the fridge so that it can chill. It needs to be extremely cold and if that doesn’t happen put some ice.

For the dough

1. Add all our dry ingredients all together mix and then  add our butter and then once we’ve added our butter use you clean hand or a dough mixer.

2. Gradually put the milk in and then make sure that we mix everything together

3. Followed by the oil and then just mix it up until it becomes a nice little soft dough.

4.  Put flour on the surface where you are going to knead the dough for about 2 to 3 minutes.

5. Then pop out the roller and stretch it all the way out.

6. Now comes the tedious part if you don’t have a cutter, just use a ruler and make all your rows.

7. Now your little cuts over here should be at least about a centimeter apart. Same size roughly so that you know you’re able to stretch it out.

Make a braid

Once you are done with braiding your dough. Put it in the fridge, alongside your syrup, for 40 minutes before you deep fry it. And remember to leave your syrup in the fridge up until it is extremely cold.

Place your syrup bowl on top or inside an additional bowl, that is filled with ice and fridge water. That should help speed up the process of your syrup.