1 medium sized potato boiled, mashed and cooled

1 large egg

¼ cup oil

3 ¼ cup warm milk

4 cups cake flour

¼ cup brown sugar

10g instant dry yeast

1 Tbsp cinnamon powder

1 Tbsp mixed spice

1 Tbsp ginger powder

Syrup

2 ¼ cups water

4 cups sugar

½  tsp lemon juice

2 sticks cinnamon

Piece of ginger

Mix dry ingredients and form a soft dough. Beat egg and mashed potato together set aside. Combine oil, warm milk, and warm water  together. Combine the dry ingredients (including the yeast). Knead for +- 10 min to smoothen the dough. Leave rise is sealed oiled dish in a warm place until double its original size. When risen roll into thick long sausage like roll. Cut into equally sized portions. Press the ends and stretch slightly. Leave on a floured surface to rise once more for 20 minutes. Fry in deep oil on medium heat till well risen and browned. For the syrup: boil the syrup ingredients together on medium heat till it becomes slightly sticky. Dip the koeksisters in hot syrup and sprinkle coconut.