Saturday, 5 December 2009

Pannekoek

1 koppie meel
1 teelepel bakpoeier
½ teelepel sout
2 eiers
2 koppies melk
1 eetlepel botter, gesmelt
kookolie

Klits die meel, bakpoeier, sout, eiers en melk 8 minute lank. Laat dit vir ten minste 30 minute staan. Roer die gesmelte botter by en meng deeglik. Verhit net genoeg olie in ´n pan om die bodem te dek. Gooi net genoeg beslag in die pan om die bodem te dek. Draai die pannekoek om as dit borreltjies maak. Dit moet uit as dit goudbruin is

Bedien met ´n mengsel van kaneel en suiker en hou ook bietjie suurlemoensap byderhand.


Crunchies Hullets


Ingredients

310ml (1¼ cups) flour
310ml (1¼ cups) breakfast oats
310ml (1¼ cups) coconut
185ml (¾ cups) Huletts White Sugar
20ml (4 teaspoons) Huletts Golden Syrup
125ml (½ cup) butter or brick margarine
5ml (1 teaspoon) bicarbonate of soda
45 - 60ml boiling water

Method


Combine dry ingredients.
Melt the Huletts Golden Syrup and butter together. Combine the bicarbonate of soda with the water and add to the butter mixture.
Mix together with the dry ingredients.
Press the mixture into a Swiss roll tin (or for a thicker crunchie, bake in a square 20cm x 20cm tin) and bake for 20 minutes at 150ºC. Gently press down the sides if they seem to rise too much.
When light brown, remove from the oven and cut into squares. Switch off the oven. Return crunchies to the oven, for about 10 minutes to dry out.
Allow to cool before removing from tin.





Sweet Bread (buttermilk)


Ingredients
1 1/2 cups buttermilk
1/2 cup warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
1/2 cup margarine
1/4 cup white sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2 (.25 ounce) packages active dry yeast
2 teaspoons salt
5 1/2 cups bread flour

Directions
Proof yeast in warm water.
Place the butter or margarine and buttermilk in a small saucepan. Heat slowly until butter or margarine has melted. Cool to lukewarm.
Place sugar, salt, baking soda, buttermilk mixture, and yeast in large mixing bowl. Add 3 cups flour one cup at a time, and mix with the dough hook attachment of an electric mixer. Gradually add the remaining flour while continuing to mix. When dough is not sticky, turn out on a lightly floured surface. Knead for several minutes, until the dough is soft and smooth. Place in a greased bowl, and turn once. Allow to rise until doubled in size.
Punch down the dough. Divide, and shape into 2 loaves. Place in two well greased 8 x 4 inch bread pans. Allow to rise until dough has risen one inch above pans.
Bake in a preheated 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) oven for 30 to 35 minutes. Loaves are done when nicely brown and hollow sounding when thumped.



Tuesday, 22 September 2009

Koeksisters

Vir die stroop:
1 kg (1 liter) suiker
5 ml kaneel
2.5 ml gemmer
500 ml water

Gooi 1 kg suiker, 500 ml water, 5 ml kaneel en 2.5 ml gemmer in ‘n pot en kook dit tot ‘n opgeloste vloeistof. STOP. Wag tot die stroop koud genoeg is om in ‘n ander bak te gooi. Laat die stroop oornag afkoel in die yskas. Go to bed, do not pass go, do not collect $200. Die yskoue stroop is die eerste geheim van koeksisters maak, so moenie eers met louerige stroop probeer nie ! Wanneer jy dit die volgende dag uitgehaal het, sit die bak in ‘n ander bak met yskoue water en ysblokkies in, sodat die vloeistof koud bly te midde van die oefening.

Vir die deeg:
500 ml koekmeelblom
25 ml bakpoeier
30 ml margarien
100 ml melk
100 ml water
knippie sout
500 ml sonneblom olie (om in te fry my kind)

Verhit (nogal baie warm, maar nie kook nie) genoeg sonneblomolie in ‘n pot om die sistertjies in te braai. Meng 500 ml koekmeelblom, 5 teelepels bakpoeier en knippie sout. Vryf 30 ml margarien in met jou vingers.

Sny 200 ml melk en/of water (ek gebruik 100ml water en 100 ml water) in die meel in. Moenie die meel te veel hanteer nie, hoe minder jy dit hanteer hoe beter.

Rol dit uit op ‘n ligweg-meel-gestrooide oppervlak tot so 5 mm dikte. Sny die deeg in repe van 5 cm breed en 10 cm lank (net ‘n riglyn, dimensioneer na gelang van smaak). Sny die repe verder om elk drie bene te hê. Vleg die bene en druk dit styf vas aan die oop kant.



Bak die gevlegte outjies in die olie tot altwee kante ‘n mooi karamel kleur het. En nou vir die tweede geheim: Die koeksister moet nog kook en borreltjies maak, dan moet jy dit al in die yskoue stroop onderdompel het, soveel so dat jy hom sal hoor stroop trek. Haal die koeksister na so minuut uit. Die koeksister behoort baie swaarder te voel as jy hom uithaal.

Gebruik verskillende implemente om die koeksisters in die olie en in die stroop te hanteer, vertrou my, jy wil nie stroop in die olie kry nie.
 
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