Easy koeksisters recipe

Rushda Achmat from the Black Olive shares her easy recipe for these traditional Cape Malay koeksisters. Makes about 40 2 cups of cake flour 2 cups of self raising flour 1 pkt yeast 1 tsp nutmeg 1 tsp ground ginger 1 tsp mixed spice 1tsp cinnamon 1tsp cardamon 1 tsp anniseed 2 eggs 1 cup of sugar 1 potato 60ml of melted butter Boil the potato and mash with the butter, add the egg and sugar to the mashed potato. Place all dry ingredients together then add potato miixture. add luke warm water to form a soft dough, allow to rise for one hour. Shape the koeksisters and fry them in hot oil. Pour over syrup and sprinkle with coconut. The Black Olive trades at the slow food market at Willowbridge and in Stellenbosch. They also cater for private and corporate functions, cell 079-966-0660.