South African Koeksister - EatMee Recipes

The South African Koeksister is a traditional Afrikaner dessert, prepared by frying a dough & then infusing it in syrup or honey.
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The word "koek" derives from the Dutch word, meaning a wheat flour confectionery & "sister" refers to the tradition of two sisters plaiting doughnuts & thereafter dunking them into syrup. Most often, people mistakenly think that the word "sister" in koeksister refers to a sibling, as the Afrikaans spelling in this case is "suster". As a result, koeksister is sometimes misspelled as "koeksuster".
This sweet treat should not be confused with the Cape Malay version called koe'sister which is a spicy dumpling version with a cake-like texture, & is often finished off with a sprinkling of coconut.
Koeksisters are traditionally made with yeast, although for this recipe I have omitted the yeast. They are still as delicious as the ones prepared with yeast.
𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝐁𝐲 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐞: eatmeerecipes.co.za/afrikaner...
South African Koeksister Ingredients (makes 8):
Syrup:
◆1 cup sugar
◆1 cup water
◆1 cinnamon stick
Dough:
◆2 cups all purpose flour
◆2 teaspoons baking powder
◆½ cup sourmilk (maas) or plain yoghurt
◆½ cup milk
◆2 tablespoons butter
◆1 cup desiccated coconut (optional)
◆vegetable oil for deep frying
𝗜𝗙 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗘𝗡𝗝𝗢𝗬𝗘𝗗 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗩𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗢, 𝗣𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘 𝗟𝗜𝗞𝗘, 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 & 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗘
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[@sheenaramjan5807]

I made this and followed everything as you did and it came out perfect. Thank you. God Bless.

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sheena ramjan thank you for trying it out 😊 so happy to hear that your outcome was good.

[@kimweidemann3563]

Made these today. Thank you SO much for this recipe! I enjoyed them much more than store bought as there was not as much syrup inside which usually puts me off. Will make again and again!

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Kim Weidemann yay so glad you enjoyed them 😊

[@heshnimuthu9382]

Hi there, thank you soo much for this recipe. Am no baker but I tried this recipe last night after watching it months ago. What a hit! Absolutely amazing, better than shop bought.

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Heshni Muthu thank you so much for giving it a try! Glad you are happy with the results 😊

[@Missiloveafrica]

This recipe totally works . Thanks for the video

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Thank you so much 🥰

[@marinayana4488]

amazing food! thankyou for sharing, i am from indonesia. Love african desserts. Hope you upload more video like this. :)

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marina yana thank you so much 😊 I will definitely be uploading more

[@AfrikaansKerkLiedjies]

I tried it today and it was soooooooooooo good !! Thanks for this recipe. Quick and easy

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Thank you 😊 so happy you enjoyed it

[@hlawuleko]

These are the best

[@veronicanaidoo9763]

Thanks sweetie... Looks delicious.. Must try in my kitchen.. God bless you

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Veronica Naidoo thank you, do enjoy 😊

[@phillisshanmagum9771]

Looks yum.

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Phillis Shanmagum thank you 😊

[@shameancompton4355]

Thank you and God bless.

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🥰 you're welcome

[@shameancompton4355]

Thank you and God bless 🤗

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You're welcome ☺️ will do an updated version soon

[@roomimusfirahghani7493]

I made these ! Alhamdullilah came out very nice 👌 😊

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Glad you enjoyed them ☺️🥰

[@johlrhysterell4233]

Yummm

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Johlrhys Tom thank you 😊

[@chapa_.2339]

wow i showed it to my sis and she tried to do it...it was actually good

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Kiing'z Life awesome, glad you guys enjoyed it 👍🏼

[@cookingwithmimmo]

I love this recipe very good recipe so yummy. Happy New year

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Thank you so much 😊Happy New Year to you as well

[@arishajaglal6937]

Dennniiiiii 😁❤️

[@rollierossouw2955]

Wow awesome

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Thank you 😊

[@mokshdamunraj8088]

yummy, please do share some more vegetarian snacks and sweets recipes, thanks a lot

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Will do ☺️

[@mollyconnolly1779]

Hey there! These are super delicious! I made these today and they came out super tasty! Just one question... a few of them exploded in the pot of oil which created a rather chaotic and messy situation!! I'm wondering if you know why this may have happened?? Otherwise, they were delicious!

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Molly Connolly heys, glad you enjoyed them. Oh my 😧I have never had that happen to me. Maybe your oil was too hot?

[@mollyconnolly1779]

@@eatmeerecipes thank you for your reply 😊 perhaps it was the oil.. I'm determined to try it again though. Just one more question, do you have the oil turned up high or at a moderate heat? Thank you again 😊

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Molly Connolly I always have it at medium heat, not on high because that can also burn the koeksisters

[@mollyconnolly1779]

@@eatmeerecipes okay I definitely had the oil up too high then 😂 haha thanks so much Denisiya! I appreciate you getting back to me 😊 x

[@brigettebond6088]

Can you use cake flour if you don't have all purpose flour

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Yes 👍🏼

[@shaamseven1849]

How do I make em extra soft and fluffy

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Shaam Seven it will come out extremely soft and fluffy if you follow the recipe, I have a video up on TikTok as well for these no yeast koeksisters vm.tiktok.com/3pX6co/ use yoghurt instead of maas (sourmilk) the full recipe with quantities is up on eatmeerecipes.co.za

[@claracharlottes783]

Thank you for the recipe, but the quantity link is not opening Could u please send me the written recipe?

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Clara Charlottes hi there, here is the direct link for the recipe 😊 eatmeerecipes.co.za/afrikaner-cuisine/south-african-koeksister/

[@claracharlottes783]

Thank you for getting back to me, I ended up searching for your name on Google and found the recipe Thank you

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Clara Charlottes sorry for the hassle you had to go through and for my delayed response. Will check what seems to be the issue with them not opening. Sincere apologies. Hope you enjoy 🌺

[@reneprince2059]

Hi how to get measurements for this recipe

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It’s in the description of the video

[@caitlynkenny4862]

Can u replace the yogurt for more milk?

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Heys, unfortunately not... The creaminess of the yogurt will help keep it moist & the acidity helps activate the baking powder, which will make it fluffy and light. This is a no yeast koeksister and you will unfortunately need the yogurt for this recipe

[@caitlynkenny4862]

@@eatmeerecipes thank u so much this really helped

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@@caitlynkenny4862 you're welcome 🙂

[@syk9625]

Yes.I tried it.

[@AfrikaansKerkLiedjies]

I prob dont think you will see this but mix 1 & 1/2 teaspoon vinger with the one 1/2 cup of milk and let it sit for 10 minutes

[@MufarisiManyuha]

New subbie😀😀 great channel just subscribed . I also share recipes and from South Africa...hoping we can learn from each other

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Mufarisi Manyuha thank you so much ❤️ that’s really cool, I’ve subbed back...will check out some of your recipes 😊

[@macaelamorrison6467]

These are a different variation. Real South African Koeksisters don't have coconut on them, and would add ginger and cinnamon to the syrup while boiling. Add the koeksisters into really cold syrup immediately out of the oil, that way they soak up way more syrup. I don't want to sound critical, just some advice. I grew up eating these and my grandmother's are the best(That may be subjective but oh well lol).

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Macaela Morrison those are the cape Malay koeksisters that you’re talking about 🙂 because I’m from Durban and grew up in the Indian community, this is how we made them. The coconut is always optional. Also this was a quick version without the whole yeast process.

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@@eatmeerecipes Oh ok. I assumed it was something like that lol The more you know!

[@jc6613]

And in Durban we do not like extra syrup 🤢

[@zwickywilliamson3273]

Please can you send me your Grandmother recipe.

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@ Micheala

[@shameancompton4355]

Thank you and God bless 🤗

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You're welcome ☺️