koeksister

A koeksister (; ) is a traditional Afrikaner confectionery made of fried dough infused in syrup or honey. There is also a Cape Malay version of the dish, which is a fried ball of dough that is rolled in desiccated coconut called a koesister. The name derives from the Dutch and Afrikaans word "koek", which generally means a wheat flour confectionery.

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Food.name: Koeksister
Food.image: Koeksisters.jpg
Food.country: South Africa
Food.region: South Africa
Food.course: Dessert
Food.type: Pastry
Food.main_ingredient: Dough, sugar syrup

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Subclass of: doughnut
Country of origin: South Africa
Material used: dough
Image: Koeksisters.jpg

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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.

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