CECILIA’S KOEKSISTERS

CECILIA’S KOEKSISTERS

4 cups flour
3 rounded teaspoons baking powder
2 dessertspoons butter
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 cup water
1 egg

Melt butter. Sift dry ingredients. Beat egg, add water and beat again. Mix all ingredients, except butter, to the consistency of a soft dough. The dough must not be stiff but easily kneadable. Knead well and then knead in the melted butter until the dough is smooth and elastic. Cover with a damp cloth and allow to stand four hours in refrigerator or overnight. Take out of refrigerator one hour before baking. Roll out 1/4 inch thick, cut and plat. Cook in warm oil – not boiling- must be turned only once. When out of oil, it must immediately be soused in cold syrup.

SYRUP:
10 cups water 9 cups sugar
1 1/4 teaspoons cream of tarter grated skin of 1 orange
1 orange sliced 1/4 inch slices
Boil together for 15 minutes and then chill in refrigerator or deep freeze overnight.
(recipe from N C V V Cookery Book)
FOTO – Cecelia Gouws

Cecelia Gouws – Lewer 30 groterige koeksisters – deeg gevleg 7cm lank dan kom die koeksister gebak +- 11cm lank en 4 1/2cm breed uit.