Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 1 tablespoon chopped Fresh ginger
  • Fresh squeeze lemon juice ((half lemon))
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup corn flour ((100grams))
  • 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1 large egg
  • 25 grams butter (melted)
  • oil for deep frying

Instruction

  • In a medium saucepan. Add, cream of tartar, salt, sugar, ginger, lemon juice and cinnamon stick. Bring water to a boil and let it simmer for about 10 minutes, Stirring syrup occasionally. Let it cool and refrigerate until ready to use.
  • In a large bowl combine all the dry ingredients- corn meal, flour, sugar, baking powder
  • Then all the wet ingredients milk and egg followed by butter. Knead several times until all the ingredients have been incorporated. Let it rest for about 30 minutes.
  • Place dough on board and roll out into about 1 inch thickness. Using a cookie cutter or knife cut into strips thin strips and then shorter strips.
  • , Divide the dough into three strands and stretch them out carefully until they are of an even thickness all the way down. Pinch the ends together
  • Take the left strand and cross it over the middle strand 
Take the right strand and cross it over the middle strand. Tightly pinch to seal the end.
  • In a large, sauce pan pour vegetable oil into a pot, until it is at least 3 inches Test to make sure the oil is hot enough by putting a ‘drop’ of batter into the oil. If it is not hot enough, the batter will stay at the bottom of the pot rather than rising to the top. If using a deep fryer, fry at 350 degrees
  • Gently place koeksisters in the pan
  • Fry for a few minutes until the bottom side is golden brown.
  • Turn the over and fry for a few more minutes until the other side is golden brown.
  • Use a large spoon or something like that to take it out of the oil and directly place in syrup.
  • Leave to soak in the syrup for a while. Transfer to a cooling rack. Cool completely before eating.