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Vetkoek Recipe


Vetkoek Recipe
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Sort of like a bread that you deepfry with a hole inside. Put a filling of curried mince, chicken or cheese and syrup inside. It can be made for main course with salad or as an appetizer. Traditional South African. The direct English translation ... More

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Sweet Vetkoek


Burger-like vetkoek

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Ingredients
  • 3 kg white bread flour
  • 2 tablespoons, heaped salt
  • 2 tablespoons, heaped instant yeast
  • 2 litre lukewarm water (you may need more or less)
  • 2 tablespoons +1 teaspoon oil
  • 2 tablespoons +1 teaspoon white grape vinegar
  • 2 heaped tablespoons
  • oil for deep frying

Directions
  1. Combine the bread flour, salt and instant yeast in a large mixing bowl.
  2. Mix water 2tbsp+1 tsp oil, vinegar and sugar together.
  3. Add to dry ingredients.
  4. Mix well.
  5. Knead for at least 10 minutes until dough is smooth and elastic but still fairly slack.
  6. Remove the required amount of dough from the bowl and freeze the rest in a container with an air-tight lid.
  7. Cover remaining sough with a sheet of greased plastic.
  8. Leave in a warm place to rise until double in bulk.
  9. Shape the dough into fairly small vetkoeke (they increase in size when fried.).
  10. Deepfry until golden brown outside and cooked inside.
  11. Serve with sweet or savoury as main meal or snack.

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I like these kinds of fried doughs.I will choose the one with cheese and syrup of course ;) Thanks for sharing.Really great one.


What a wonderful post!! I really appreciate learning something new, a new recipe from another country, and the background info to support the recipe. Thanks you (once again), Liezel :)


These will go good for football games, when the house is full.Thanks for a very good post..Bob


Glad you guys like it!!


Liezel, these look wonderful, I agree with Kukla it's nice to learn about new recipes and such. Thanks!


It looks sooooo good!very well done Liezel!


Good lord above I haven't had one of these for years ....serves 30! best cut that one into 3 at least lol


Liezel, Many years ago the Pastor's wife of the AGS used to make these rectangular vetkoek which puffed out almost like a pita bread - which made filling with the curry mince very easy. Any idea how to get them to puff up like that?


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