Koeksister

A koeksister /ˈkʊksɪstə/ is a traditional Afrikaner confectionery made of fried dough infused in syrup or honey. It should not be confused with the similar sounding Cape Malay koe'sister, which is a fried ball of dough that's rolled in desiccated coconut. The name derives from the Dutch word "koek", which generally means a wheat flour confectionery, also the origin of the American English word "cookie", and "sister" can refer to the oral tradition of two sisters plaiting their doughnuts and then dunking them in syrup, so creating this iconic pastry. "Sis" can also refer to the sizzling sound[1]

Koeksister

koeksisters
Type	Pastry
Course	Dessert
Place of origin	South Africa
Region or state	South Africa
Main ingredients	Dough, sugar syrup, aniseed, cinnamon, mixed spice
Cookbook: Koeksister   Media: Koeksister

A shop specialising in the production and sale of koeksisters in Cape Town.

Koeksisters are prepared by frying plaited dough strips in oil, then submersing the hot fried dough into ice cold sugar syrup. Koeksisters have a golden crunchy crust and liquid syrup centre, are very sticky and sweet, and taste like honey.[2]

Popular brands include Ouma Rooi Koeksisters, whose founder won the Huletts Koeksister Competition before taking part in the popular South African Koekedoor Show. [3]

Koeksister Monument in Orania

A monument of a koeksister in the Afrikaner community of Orania alludes to the Afrikaner tradition of baking them to raise funds for the building of churches and schools.[4]