Koeksister
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| Type | Doughnut |
|---|---|
| Course | Dessert |
| Place of origin | South Africa |
| Main ingredients | Dough, sugar syrup |
 Cookbook: Koeksister  Media: Koeksister | |
A koeksister is a traditional Afrikaner syrup infused version of a doughnut. The name derives from the Dutch word koekje, the origin of the American English word "cookie".[1]
Koeksisters are prepared by frying plaited dough rolls in oil, then submersing the fried dough into ice cold sugar syrup. Koeksisters are very sticky and sweet and taste like honey.[2]
Monument
A monument of a koeksister in the Afrikaner cultural community of Orania recalls an Afrikaner folk tradition of baking them to raise funds for building of churches and schools.[3]
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Koeksister Monument in Orania
See also
References
- ↑ Bradford, Jean (1978). A Dictionary of South African English. Oxford.
- ↑ Laurens van der Post (1970) African Cooking, Time-Life Books, New York
- ↑ Wybenga, Wim (2008-05-01). "Koeksister het sy eie monument op Orania". Volksblad. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
External links
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- Duckitt, Hildagonda J (1891). "KOESISTERS". Hilda's "where is it?" of recipes. London: Chapman and Hall.
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