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VetKoek Recipe
How To Make VetKoek
Bread fried in oil, butter, lard, or bacon drippings is a common feature of a full English breakfast in the British Isles. Toast is far more popular for breakfast in the United States. Cooked bread is still popular, especially in the shape of French toast, but it’s also served as a simple piece of bread fried in butter.
Check the recipe box below for steps on how to make your delectable fried/toast bread.
Vetkoek(Fried Bread)
Ingredients
- 2 cups lukewarm water
- 1/4 cups cup white sugar
- 1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast
- 7 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 cups oil for frying
- 2 tsps teaspoons salt
Instructions
- 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 a clean cloth and let the dough rise until doubled in volume, about 45 minutes
- Pinch off a piece of dough about the size of a tennis ball; roll until smooth
- Flatten the ball of dough until it is the size of a 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.