Best South African Vetkoek Bread Machine Recipes
SOUTH AFRICAN TRADITIONAL VETKOEK (FRIED BREAD)
These tasty vetkoek (fat cakes) make for a lovely dinner or snack. You can make these vetkoek any size you prefer. They're a great party snack if they are made small and filled with various processed meats, tuna and mayo, syrup, curried minced meat, cheese, or basically anything you feel like. They're fast, easy, and very tasty.
Provided by gerhardp
Categories Bread Yeast Bread Recipes
Time 1h16m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Mix lukewarm water, sugar, and yeast in a small bowl. Let stand until yeast softens and begins to bubble slightly, about 5 minutes.
- Sift flour and salt together in a large bowl.
- Pour water mixture over flour mixture and knead until dough is smooth and elastic, 5 to 7 minutes. Cover bowl with clean cloth and let dough rise until until doubled in volume, about 45 minutes.
- Pinch off a piece of dough about the size of a tennis ball; roll until smooth. Flatten ball of dough until it is the size of palm; set aside on a floured work surface. Repeat with remaining dough.
- Heat oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Fry flattened pieces of dough in the hot oil, 2 to 3 pieces at a time, until golden brown, about 3 minutes per side.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 331.9 calories, Carbohydrate 60 g, Fat 6.2 g, Fiber 2.1 g, Protein 7.8 g, SaturatedFat 0.8 g, Sodium 390.5 mg, Sugar 4.4 g
SOUTH AFRICAN VETKOEK
Vetkoek means fat cake, since you are frying and not baking the bread. It is a classic South African bread, served with savory or sweet fillings.
Provided by MariaT
Categories Breads
Time 20m
Yield 4-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Sift flour, baking powder and salt together.
- Beat egg separately and add to flour.
- Add milk and mix until smooth.
- Heat oil in frying pan and drop a heaped tablespoon of the mixture into oil. (Once you have tried this you can decide to use more batter to yield a larger "vetkoek").
- Don't make more than four at a time!
- Fry for two to three minutes on one side, then turn and fry for one minute on other side.
- Serve hot with any filling you like. A few examples: Savory:Tuna or chicken mayo, mince(ground beef) & cheese, etc. Sweet:Syrup, etc.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 418.6, Fat 31.1, SaturatedFat 5.4, Cholesterol 57.1, Sodium 414.6, Carbohydrate 29.6, Fiber 0.6, Sugar 0.2, Protein 5.5
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