Koeksusters ( Spicy Syrupy Doughnuts)

Total Time: 4 hrs Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• doughnut
• 3 cups cake flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 (10 g) packet dried yeast
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dried orange peel (optional)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1 1/2 teaspoons mixed spice
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1 egg
• 75 g butter or 75 g margarine
• lukewarm milk (and water mixed ,enough to make a soft dough as for bread)
• oil (for deep frying)
• syrup
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup boiling water
• 1 cinnamon stick (optional)
• 1/2 cup flaked coconut (or more)

Recipe

• 1 sift flour and spices into a bowl.
• 2 add salt and sugar.
• 3 add yeast mix to combine.
• 4 beat egg. add egg and butter/ marg and rub into flour until mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
• 5 add enough milk/water mixture to make a soft pliable dough like for bread or doughnuts.
• 6 knead for 10 minutes( this can be done in mixer or bread machine.
• 7 cover and let rise for 1 hour until double in bulk.
• 8 after rising knock down and roll dough in to long log. cut dough into 5 cm pieces and shape in to an oblong shape.
• 9 or make into balls.
• 10 put onto a greased tray and let rise for 20 minutes or double in size.
• 11 deep fry in oil as you would for doughnuts until brown.
• 12 put some coconut in a plate.
• 13 prepare syrup.
• 14 put sugar in saucepan add water and stir till sugar has dissolved.
• 15 add whole spices if using and bring to a boil.
• 16 boil for 5 minutes.
• 17 bring syrup to a simmer and add doughnuts one or two at a time.
• 18 let them simmer on each side for 30 seconds upto a minute.
• 19 take out and immediatly roll into some cocunut.
• 20 place into a clean platter and serve.