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Koe'sister

Crispy South African diamond-shaped doughnut from the Cape Malay community. Its coconut and cinnamon dough is fried then soaked in a cardamom-scented syrup, a very traditional festive dessert.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Sirop

Spices & seasoning

Optional extras

Nutrition facts

1,216 kcal per serving

Protein
13.7 g
Carbohydrates
201.7 g
of which sugars
159.6 g
Fat
38 g
Fiber
4.5 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

  1. Make the syrup: boil the sugar, water and cardamom for 8 minutes, then let it cool completely.
  2. In a bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, coconut and cinnamon.
  3. Add the eggs, milk and melted butter, then mix until you have a soft, sticky dough.
  4. Let the dough rest for 15 minutes, then roll it out to 5 mm thick and cut diamonds about 6 cm across.
  5. Heat the oil to 170 °C and fry the pieces for 2 to 3 minutes per side until golden.
  6. Drain the koe'sisters on kitchen paper, then dip them while still warm into the cold syrup for a few seconds.
  7. Let them soak up the syrup and dry on a rack before serving.

Variations and tips

Version without frying. Bake the diamonds in the oven at 180 °C for 15 minutes, then dip them in the syrup.

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