We’re always up for trying different types of doughnuts, and the latest to catch our eye are the South African koeksisters (pronounced cook-sisters). They come in two versions. The ones you’ll ...

1 Mash the potato koeksisters potato and butter. Add the spices, salt, naartjie peel, water, sugar and egg.Mix well. Add flour, baking powder and yeast. Mix well. 2 Add oil a little at a time,mix well ...

Leave the syrup cool in the fridge overnight. To prepare the koeksisters • Roll out the dough (thickness 5mm). • Cut the dough into strips of 6cm long, 2cm wide. • Cut each of these strips ...

Secure ends by brushing with a little egg yolk. Heat cooking oil to 190C and deep-fry koeksisters for 1 minute or until golden brown. Remove from oil with a slotted spoon and dip immediately into ...

Koek is from the Afrikaans Dutch word for cake, and sisters is from the word for "sizzle" which you hear when you deep fry them, but also when you drop the hot Koeksisters into the cold syrup.

After many failed attempts at dough-rolling, I made decent-looking, braided and ribboned koeksisters. I ended up with koeksisters that were soft, slightly crispy, sweet, and fragrant. I’m a ...

For this reason, we asked students from the Johannesburg Culinary and Pastry School to join us for a blind tasting of koeksisters from leading supermarkets. All products for the tasting were ...

1 Mash the potato koeksisters potato and butter. Add the spices, salt, naartjie peel, water, sugar and egg.Mix well. Add flour, baking powder and yeast. Mix well. 2 Add oil a little at a time,mix well ...