Vetkoek or Amagwinya (Zulu name) is a delightful, typically South African snack. A traditional pastry both in Afrikaans and Zulu culture, it’s basically a mixture of flour, water, sugar and salt which is made into small balls and deep-fried until golden brown.
Ingredients
- 3 cups of cake flour
- 2 T salt
- 1 T white sugar
- 15g yeast
- 1 t magarine
- 60ml lukewarm water
- ½ cup cooking oil
Directions
- In a large bowl, sieve the flour, sugar and salt. Add yeast
- Melt the magarine in lukewarm water and add to the flour mix
- Mix well for 20 minutes using your hands
- Cover the mixture with a tablecloth for 1 hour
- Divide the dough into balls
- In a medium heat saucepan add 1 cup of oil and heat it
- Add the dough ball in the oil, fry until golden brown.
- Serve with mince or chakalaka or polony
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