Spiced Suster

Ingredients

• 3 cups cake flour
• 10 grams instant yeast
• 320ml lukewarm water
• ⅓ cup caster sugar
• ¾ tsp salt
• 2½ tsp World Tea Spice
• The zest of 1 naartjie (optional, but recommended)
• Oil for deep frying
• Fine desiccated coconut for sprinkling

Syrup

• 2 cups water
• 3 cups sugar
• 3 cardamom pods
• 3 cinnamon sticks
• 2 naartjie peels (optional)

Method

1. Mix all ingredients to form a soft, sticky dough. Knead for ± 10 minutes, lightly oiling your hands to prevent sticking.
2. Rub a little oil over the dough, cover and allow to rise for 1 hour (or until doubled in size).
3. Shape into elongated pieces and fry in medium-high heat oil until golden brown.
4. Dip immediately into the prepared spice syrup, then sprinkle with coconut.

Golden, syrup-soaked, and infused with warm spice — a nostalgic South African favourite, elevated with depth and aroma.