Rooibos & Ginger Koeksisters

Servings 12
Difficulty Intermediate
Total Time 50 minutes

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INGREDIENTS

  • 250g cake flour
  • 4 tsp (20ml) baking powder
  • 3ml salt
  • 2 Tbsp (30ml) butter
  • ½ cup (125ml) buttermilk
  • Sunflower oil

Syrup:

METHOD

  • Sieve the dry ingredients together and rub in the butter.
  • Add the liquid and mix to a soft dough. Knead thoroughly. Cover with a damp cloth and leave to stand for 15 minutes.
  • Roll to a thickness of 5mm and cut into strips of 5mm width.
  • Press together the ends of 3 strips and plait to a length of 7.5cm. Press ends firmly together again.
  • Deep fry in hot oil until golden and well done. Drain on a kitchen towel for a moment, then dip in ice-cold syrup.

To make the syrup:

  • Put all the ingredients into a saucepan; heat and stir until all the sugar is dissolved. Cover and boil for 1 minute.
  • Remove the lid and boil for a further 5 minutes. Do not stir.
  • Remove from the heat and chill.