Koeksusters ( Spicy Syrupy Doughnuts) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

doughnut
3 cups cake flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup sugar
1 (10 g) packet dried yeast
1 1/2 teaspoons dried orange peel (optional)
1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 1/2 teaspoons mixed spice
1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
1 egg
75 g butter or 75 g margarine
lukewarm milk (and water mixed ,enough to make a soft dough as for bread)
oil (for deep frying)
syrup
1 cup sugar
1 cup boiling water
1 cinnamon stick (optional)
1/2 cup flaked coconut (or more)

Preparation

Sift flour and spices into a bowl.
Add salt and sugar.
Add yeast mix to combine.
Beat egg. Add egg and butter/ marg and rub into flour until mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
Add enough milk/water mixture to make a soft pliable dough like for bread or doughnuts.
Knead for 10 minutes( this can be done in mixer or bread machine.
Cover and let rise for 1 hour until double in bulk.
After rising knock down and roll dough in to long log. Cut dough into 5 cm pieces and shape in to an oblong shape.
or make into balls.
Put onto a greased tray and let rise for 20 minutes or double in size.
deep fry in oil as you would for doughnuts until brown.
Put some coconut in a plate.
Prepare syrup.
Put sugar in saucepan add water and stir till sugar has dissolved.
Add whole spices if using and bring to a boil.
Boil for 5 minutes.
Bring syrup to a simmer and add doughnuts one or two at a time.
let them simmer on each side for 30 seconds upto a minute.
Take out and immediatly roll into some cocunut.
Place into a clean platter and serve.