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| Type | Pastry |
|---|---|
| Course | Dessert |
| Place of origin | South Africa |
| Region or state | South Africa |
| Main ingredients | Dough, sugar syrup, aniseed, cinnamon, mixed spice |
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A koeksister /ˈkʊksɪstə/ is a traditional Afrikaner confectionery made of fried dough infused in syrup or honey. It should not be confused with the similar sounding Cape Malay koe'sister, which is a fried ball of dough that's rolled in desiccated coconut. The name derives from the Dutch word "koek", which generally means a wheat flour confectionery, also the origin of the American English word "cookie", and "sister" can refer to the oral tradition of two sisters plaiting their doughnuts and then dunking them in syrup, so creating this iconic pastry. "Sis" can also refer to the sizzling sound[1]
Koeksisters are prepared by frying plaited dough strips in oil, then submersing the hot fried dough into ice cold sugar syrup. Koeksisters have a golden crunchy crust and liquid syrup centre, are very sticky and sweet, and taste like honey.[2]
Popular brands include Ouma Rooi Koeksisters, whose founder won the Huletts Koeksister Competition before taking part in the popular South African Koekedoor Show. [3]
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A monument of a koeksister in the Afrikaner community of Orania alludes to the Afrikaner tradition of baking them to raise funds for the building of churches and schools.[4]
See also
- List of African dishes
- List of doughnut varieties
References
- ^ "Koeksisters – what's in a name?". Cook Sister. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ Laurens van der Post (1970) African Cooking, Time-Life Books, New York
- ^ http://www.oumarooi.com
- ^ Wybenga, Wim (2008-05-01). "Koeksister het sy eie monument op Orania". Volksblad. Archived from the original on 29 June 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2012.