Koeksusters

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 6 cups water
• 24 g gingerroot
• 2 1/2 kg sugar (12 cups)
• 6 cups plain flour
• 6 teaspoons baking powder
• 125 g margarine
• 2 eggs
• 125 ml evaporated milk
• 312 ml lukewarm water
• 1 pinch salt

Recipe

• 1 syrup:.
• 2 1. boil well 3 cups of water with the ginger.
• 3 2. remove the ginger and add 3 more cups of water.
• 4 3. bring to boil again.
• 5 4. then add 2.5 kgs (12 cups) of sugar and allow to boil for 5 minutes.
• 6 5. put in fridge and leave overnight.
• 7 dough:.
• 8 1. mix all the ingredients together and knead well and then leave to rest.
• 9 2. roll the dough flat into an oval/square until it is 5mm thick.
• 10 3. cut the dough into strips 2.5cm across.
• 11 4. then cut these strips into lengths of 6cm. (so you are left with a whole bunch of rectangles 2.5cm x 6cm.).
• 12 5. then make two cuts along the length of the rectangles so that you can braid them. what you're aiming at is the same braid in a scout's toggle. (or similar to a girl's 3-strand braid in her hair.).
• 13 6. when you're finished you should have a whole bunch of braided dough pastries ready to be boiled in oil --
• 14 7. cook these in hot oil until golden brown and crisp.
• 15 8. dip the whole cooked koeksuster immediately into your cool syrup that you've hauled out the fridge.
• 16 9. remove from the syrup and allow to cool (on a newspaper or kitchen towel) before eating.
• 17 10. don't eat too many!