SOUTH AFRICA - Roosterkoek

Roosterkoek is a grilled bread cooked over burning hot embers. We sampled some at a lovely farm Oude Bosch near Tsitsikamma on the Garden Route. You’ll also see them cooking away at streetside stalls with fillings of jam, cheese, boerewars and savoury mince. Texture like a crumpet they’re delicious warm!! .

Onto the grill they go.

cooking over the embers

Great with butter and jam!

But you can also have them with ....

Recipe for roosterkoek

6 cups flour

2 teaspoons salt

1 litre lukewarm water

10g yeast

8 teaspoons sugar

2 Tablespoons oil

Sift dry ingredients together. Add just enough water to form a slack dough. Knead well. Cover and leave to rise until double the volume.

Pull off pieces of dough, roll them into balls and flatten.

Cook over hot coals on braai grill.

Vetkoek

Similar to a Roosterkoek, but fried instead.

Ingredients:

500ml Cake Flour

20ml Baking Powder

3ml Salt

15-30ml Melted Butter or cooking oil

1 Egg

250ml Buttermilk

Cooking Oil for deep frying

Method:

Sift flour, baking powder and salt together

Beat butter, egg and buttermilk together. Now add this to the flour mixture & stir.

The dough should have a spongy texture that drips easily off a spoon.

Half fill a large pot with cooking oil and heat until it bubbles.

Place spoonfuls of dough into the hot oil

Deep fry for a few minutes and then turn and fry them until Golden Brown

Remove when cooked and drain on paper towelling.

Allow to cool slightly before eating.

To Serve:

Add butter and/or Golden Syrup or Honey, or serve with curried mice.