• Preheat oven on 70 degrees celcius to get warm not hot. Switch off oven when you start kneading. Spray cooking spray in a large bowl. Set aside.

• Keep 1/4 cup flour aside for kneading dough. Do not add more than this amount for kneading.

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Ingredient:

4 and half cups flour, sifted

1 tsp fine salt

4 Tblspns milk powder

1/3 cup (80mls) sugar

1 Tblspn instant yeast

Whisk the above dry ingredients in a large bowl.

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In a seperate bowl whisk the following:

• 1/3 cup lukewarm water
• 1 and 1/3 cup lukewarm milk
• 7 Tblspns of melted butter (about 100g)
• 1 large egg at room temperature
• Add it to the dry ingredients and start to knead. 

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Method:

1. Switch off your oven now. Add in the 1/4 cup of flour for kneading and knead by hand for 15 minutes. Dough will be sticky and wet at first but after 5 to 7 minutes it will start to get more tacky. By the end of kneading time dough will be soft and smooth and no longer stick to your fingers.

1. Place in greased bowl. Spray cooking spray on top of dough, cover with cling wrap and leave in your warm oven to rise for 1 and half hours.

1. Punch down, break off small pieces of dough, roll it out in to a log, fold in half and twist to make a plait shape making sure to pinch and seal the bottom well. Place on greased trays, cover with a tea towel and allow to rise for 10 minutes. Meanwhile heat up oil on medium heat in a deep fryer and fry your koeksister twists for 2 minutes per side. Place on newspaper to drain out excess oil. Once cooled dip in hot syrup and roll in dessicated coconut. Store in an airtight container.

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Simple syrup

• 2 cups brown sugar
• 4 cups water
• 6 tsp lemon juice
• Boil above together, keep on low heat and dip koeksisters in. One minute per side. 

• Add a little water to syrup each time when placing in a new batch of koeksisters.
• Roll in dessicated coconut.
• Enjoy.