Traditional Cape Koeksister Recipe (15.08.13)

Ingredients
750g (6 cups) cake flour
30ml (6 tsp) sugar
2.5ml (1/2 tsp) salt
5ml (1tsp) baking powder
10g (1 pkt) instant yeast
20ml fine cardamom
8ml (1½ level tsp) fine ginger
30ml (2 Tbsp) fine cinnamom
7.5ml (1½ tsp) naartjie peel
30 ml (2 Tbsp) aniseed
1 egg
15ml (1 Tbsp) oil
30ml (2 Tbsp) butter/margarine
375ml (1½ cup) boiling water
375ml (1½ cup) milk

Method
Mix flour with spices, sugar, yeast and salt.Melt butter in boiling water and mix milk. To dry ingredients add egg, oil and milk-water mixture. Mix thoroughly to form a soft dough. Leave to rise for about 2 hours. Once risen, moisten hands with oil and make small balls in the palm of hand. Set aside to rise again. Lightly stretch balls and deep fry in medium hot oil

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