Skuinskoek
Skuinskoek
Ingrédients
- 500 g cake flour
- 10 g instant dry yeast (1 packet)
- 50 g sugar
- ½ tsp salt
- 250 ml lukewarm milk
- 50 g butter, melted
- 1 egg
- vegetable or sunflower oil for frying
- 100 g white sugar
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine the flour, yeast, sugar, and salt.
- Add the lukewarm milk, melted butter, and egg.
- Mix until a soft dough forms, then knead for 8–10 minutes until smooth and elastic.
- Place the dough in a lightly greased bowl, cover, and leave to rise for about 1 hour or until doubled in size.
- Punch down the dough and roll it out to about 1 cm thick.
- Cut the dough into diagonal (diamond-shaped) pieces.
- Heat the oil to 170–180°C.
- Fry the pieces in batches for 2–3 minutes per side until golden brown.
- Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels.
- Mix the sugar and cinnamon together, then roll the warm skuinskoek in the mixture until evenly coated.
- Serve warm or at room temperature.
