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With the weather getting a bit cooler, we all want a delicious and comforting meal at the end of the day that just makes us feel good. We have got your back! A traditional vetkoek will make every family member coming back for more and begging for the recipe too. Whether you enjoy vetkoek sweet or savoury, it will be a satisfying meal that you will love.
The recipe book, Clover Mama Afrika Recipe Book – I cook, because we eat! has in part been subsidized by Clover because we believe that good food and great memories shouldn’t be limited by price. Also, by purchasing the cookbook, you will be actively helping ladies around South Africa achieve their small business dreams through the Clover Mama Afrika project, which aims to identify women who are already agents of change in their communities and helps train them to become self-sustaining women with skills which they can use to derive an income from, in order to support orphaned and abused children and the elderly and infirm.
The cookbook can be purchased at Lapa Publishers and costs R230.00.
VETKOEK
Makes 6 – 10
Ingredients
3 ½ cups (about 450g) Cake flour
1 t (5ml) Salt
1 ½ t (7½ ml) Sugar
¼ cup (60g) Clover Mooi River Salted Choice Butter
7g Instant yeast
1 ½ cups (375ml) Lukewarm water
2 L Sunflower oil, for deep frying
To serve
Clover cheddar
Syrup
Method
1. Sift the cake flour, salt and sugar together.
2. Add the yeast and mix.
3. Rub the butter into the dry ingredients and add the lukewarm water.
4. Knead the dough for 20 minutes by hand or 10 minutes with an electrical mixer.
5. Cover the dough with glad wrap and let it stand for 30 minutes to 1 hour.
6. Shape into small balls and leave to rise for about 30 minutes – the dough should be quite wet.
7. Heat the oil in an electric deep fryer to 170 degrees or until a small amount of dough pops up within 10 seconds in a pot of oil.
8. Fry vetkoek until golden brown.
9. Serve with grated cheese and syrup.
Tips
– When making bigger batches you must knead the dough longer.
– Use your 20L or 30L mixer for the bigger batches.
– A good vetkoek is never dark brown or black, but rather a lovely golden-brown colour.
– Serve with polony and cheese for a savoury option.