Delicious and sweet Potato Koeksisters for a snack with tea or coffee
Ingredients
- 6 cups cake flour
- 1 packet of instant yeast
- 1 tablespoon mixed spice
- 2 tablespoon fine stick cinnamon
- 2 tablespoon aniseed
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 190ml sugar
Method
- Mix all the dry ingredients in a bowl
- Boil 6 medium potatoes until the soft, mash
- Keep the potato water and add more water to make up 750ml
Add to mashed potato
190ml sugar
1 egg
125ml butter
Mash until it is lump-free and smooth
Add to the dry mixture and add water little by little until you have a soft dough.
Let it sit for an hour.
Break off pieces of dough and roll them into a ball
Allow to rise for 30 mins and then deep fry your koeksisters
Dip in syrup and sprinkle with coconut
Syrup
- 4 cups sugar
- 3 cups water
- Stick cinnamon
- Blob of butter
- Cook until a syrup is formed
Prepared, tried by Colleen