Ingredients for the dough:
3 eggs
150 g First Choice
Butter
10 cups flour
1 packet of instant yeast
1 cup sugar
2 tsp aniseed
1 tsp salt
1 mashed potato
2 cups lukewarm water
5 l oil for frying
1 packet of desiccated
coconut
Ingredients for the syrup:
2 cups sugar
1 cup water
2 cinnamon sticks
Directions for the dough:
·
Sieve all the dry
ingredients together.
·
Mix the 3 eggs with
the 150g First Choice Butter.
·
Mix the dry and wet
ingredients together.
·
Add the potato to the
mixture.
·
Mix with lukewarm
water until it forms a dough of loose consistency.
·
Cover the dough with
cling wrap and place in a warm sunny area for an hour.
·
Form 4cm long oblong
shapes with the dough.
·
Fry the dough in the
oil until brown.
Directions for the syrup:
·
Put the sugar, water
and cinnamon sticks in a medium-size pot.
·
Bring to boil and let
it simmer for 10 min.
·
Dunk the koesiesters
in the syrup for a few seconds and then sprinkle with coconut.
·
Best served warm!