Koeksisters

Koeksister recipe - South African plaited donuts soaked in a rich sugar syrup.
2 cups cake or plain flour
3 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
50g cold unsalted butter, chopped
½ cup milk
1 egg
Syrup:
3 cups caster sugar
2 cups water
5cm piece ginger, sliced
1 cinnamon quill
1 vanilla bean, split
1 lemon, juiced
For the syrup, combine sugar, ginger, cinnamon and 2 cups (500ml) water in a pan over medium heat. Bring to a simmer, stirring until sugar dissolves, then cook for 3-4 minutes until fragrant. Transfer to a heatproof bowl with the lemon juice and chill for at least 3 hours.
For the dough, place flour, baking powder and butter in a bowl and rub the mixture together between your fingers until you’ve formed very fine crumbs. Add egg, milk and salt then stir to combing into a dough. Knead on a lightly floured surface for 5 minutes then enclose in oiled baking paper and rest in the fridge for 1 hour.
Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface until 7mm thick. Cut into 10cm x 5cm rectangles, then cut 3 lines lengthways into each rectangle, leaving a 1cm boarder at one end to hold the strips together. Plait the 3 strips and pinch end to seal.
Set bowl of syrup over a bowl of iced water (syrup must be very cold). Half fill a deep-fryer or large saucepan with oil and heat until 170°C. In batches, cook the doughnuts, turning, for 3 minutes or until dark golden. Immediately soak in syrup for 1 minute, then drain on a wire rack. Drizzle over more syrup and store in an airtight container in the fridge.

[@AyeshaAdam]

Greetings from South Africa. My late mom taught me how to make it. Thanks for bringing back fond memories Alhamdulillah

[@hardiebotha5476]

Greetings from Texas! Thank you Warren. I have tried this for the first time yesterday - and I'm no seasoned baker at all. It came out perfectly! Interesting to have traditional South African recipes passed from Australia to the US 😀

[@juanserfontein1267]

I gave your recipe a go today, and it was absolutely fantastic. Nice treat to show off here in the UK! Thanks boet!

[@warrenmendes]

Juan Serfontein great to hear! It’s a great one to get friends addicted to South African food!

[@aletta_jd]

Never thought I would be able to make it, but thanks to this video, I pulled it off. They came out well and delicious. Thanks!!

[@koyashinu7980]

I made this today and I loved it...such a perfect recipe dear... May Allah bless you..

[@faridagirach9374]

Looks delicious, going to make, thank you for the recipe ❤️

[@brucheenbruyns5156]

Thank you so much for the video🙏🏽, I loved watching it, I will definitely try it out, I'm super excited 😁

[@aroonpather1442]

Absolutely delicious 😋 thank you

[@ladyveituerijama5057]

A big thanks for the tips on making that it use to be my favourite in school now that I came across your video I can’t thank you enough but anyways I have to say thanks 😊

[@riddickma]

Yum 😋 my favorite dessert

[@jyotiachameesing6412]

Your recipe looks yummy and I am planning to do it . Thnks

[@planecrazyish]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👍👍 great job. Love koeksisters

[@susannakoopman3535]

Jo yummy lovely stuff 👌😋

[@LaB_Studio]

use a potato masher to push them down and hold them under for at least 10-15 seconds, just hold them under and do not crush them. if you bring them up and hear a slurp sound then that is too soon. Pop em in the freezer, best enjoyed ice cold also this syrup would be a not so sweet so when you bring them out the freezer to eat then go ahead and roll them in castor sugar before serving them, it adds a very pleasant texture to it. you're welcome

[@vaneshreevandeyar1717]

Awesome 👌

[@mzotaki7053]

And they taste sooo good.

[@berthashepherd2975]

Great recipe.. Greetings from South Africa

[@warrenmendes]

Thank you! More SA recipes to come!

[@eleanordiedericks1095]

Best koeksisters video ever.

[@NorthBelle]

Baie lekker! I miss those but this receipe is very do-able. I love your addition of the aromatics into the syrup. I grew up in the Cape and never appreciated the diversity of the cuisine as a kid! If you have MELKTERT recipes ... hint ... hint ...! 🇨🇦🇿🇦

[@Cookiemom4]

Baie dankie! I tried making koeksisters here in Hong Kong this morning, but used another recipe and it doesn't taste the same.... going to try your recipe now! Can I use self raising flour? Hope it works 💪

[@MegaAwesomeAnnie]

Thanks Warren! I add an extra cup of water to my syrup so I can simmer the ingredients longer for a more intensely-flavoured syrup.

[@tukzaro1959]

Thank fella. 👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾

[@applecromby2144]

This is amazing! The calibre, the professional insight! Thank you.

[@warrenmendes]

Kamilah !Garus-oas thank you!

[@loganjacobs5131]

Great video Shawn certified lekker 🍻

[@lebigstyller8454]

love yooouuu

[@Pdblee]

I have a recipe it calls for cake flour, watching you do yours I like how you showed how to plat them so I saved this video so I can watch it while I make mine. Can I use ground ginger?

[@ameliavermaak5473]

Hi Warren. Thanks heaps for your tutorial- love it- I would like to make koeksisters for my daughter’s 18th birthday here in Australia 🇦🇺, but i would like to make it before the time & freeze them. Would they still be juicy/syrup in the middle when defrosted?

[@news26boom]

Most definitely - a lot of shops here in SA sell them frozen. Just let them defrost naturally and don't heat them up.

[@lucysmith9490]

When you say cake flour would that be equivalent to self raising flour in the uk or more of a bread flour?

[@warrenmendes]

Hi Lucy - just plain all purpose flour. Enjoy!

[@DaveDVideoMaker]

I really wanna make koeksisters.

[@tarynmeganisaacs]

lekka maan 👐💯

[@ilonavolly]

Hi. What about Cream of tarter in the syrup?.. it gives it a lighter taste.

[@marianalmeida8980]

Liefde from portugal ❤❤❤❤❤

[@gloriamoses8951]

I'm looking for the full recipe. How much if each ingredient please. Thanks

[@Tamyca_Liebenberg]

How many does it make ?

[@lionettedickson6109]

And now the koeksisters comes out crispy hard

[@LaB_Studio]

light colored hard koeksister can be too cold oil, too long fry time, dark colored hard koeksister can be too hot oil. it can also be you over knee'd the dough or did not let it rest, or your syrup did not suck in that well leaving it dry and crispy instead of syrupy soggy.

[@fazielakhan6614]

How cup milk

[@fazielakhan6614]

How cup flour

[@memeannasvegetables497]

Don't forget to add the egg to your ingredient list☺

[@Biloxiblues77]

Really well done video. Petty you don't make any more!

[@marienkruger3819]

Hi Warren can you please send me your recipe?

[@beatrixbank6090]

Please sent me the recipe for koeksisters

[@warrenmendes]

Hello, the recipe is in the video description. Good luck!

[@lionettedickson6109]

My syrup always use to come out perfect but this time around... it just freezes.....

[@LaB_Studio]

you may have had a bit too mush water, or did not boil it enough. just bring the frozen syrup to a slow boil and stir it gently, you would want to see a lot of small bubbles in the boil, fizzy like in soda , big bubbles means too much heat. re-chill and try again

[@nadinetroskie7709]

QUANTITIES PLEASE

[@simonegreen7020]

How much milk did he put in 😳😳😳😭

[@warrenmendes]

Simone Green all amounts are in description for you. 1/2 cup milk. Enjoy!

[@nadinetroskie7709]

I feel your pain what is the flour quantity