Yields
6-8
Prep time
10 mins
Cook time
10 mins
Ingredients:
- 280 g (500 ml) Snowflake Cake Wheat Flour
- 2.5 ml salt
- 30 ml sugar
- 10 ml instant dry yeast
- 15 ml sunflower oil
- 250-280 ml lukewarm water
| Ingredients | % | grams (small batch) | grams (medium batch) | grams (large batch) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snowflake Cake Wheat Flour | 100 | 1 000 | 5 000 | 15 000 |
| Salt | 0.7 | 7 | 37 | 110 |
| Sugar | 8.2 | 82 | 412 | 1 236 |
| Instant dry yeast | 3.6 | 36 | 179 | 536 |
| Sunflower oil | 4.6 | 46 | 230 | 691 |
| Lukewarm water ± | 84.6 | 846 | 4 230 | 12 690 |
| Total ± | 2 017 | 10 088 | 30 263 | |
| Makes | 21–28 vetkoek | 107–142 vetkoek | 321–428 vetkoek |
Method
1. In a large mixing bowl, sift together the flour salt and sugar together. Add dry yeast and mix through.
2. Add the oil and gradually add lukewarm water to mix to a soft sticky dough. Add more water if needed.
3. Using an electric beater or stand mixer, knead dough for 7-10 minutes until smooth and elastic or use a wooden spoon and knead by hand. Cover with greased plastic and allow to rest for 60 minutes; or until doubled in size.
4. Knock down the dough and allow to stand for 10 minutes, covered.
5. Dip hands lightly in water to prevent dough from sticking, pinch off pieces of dough and carefully shape into balls and place into preheated oil at 170ºC. Fry vetkoek until golden brown, 4-5 minutes per side. Remove and drain on paper towel.
6. Serve warm.
Variations, Hints and Tips:
- Make teaspoon size dough balls; Roll hot vetkoek in cinnamon sugar for tasty treats.
- Roll the dough ball around a small block of cheese or chocolate. Ensure the dough is completely sealed, for a hidden centre
- Re-heat vetkoek in a preheated oven at 180ºC for 5 minutes.
- Serve your vetkoek with a winter soup or stew for a local twist on winter dinner.
- Serve with savoury mince, cheese and/or jam.
- The amount of liquid given in a recipe may have to be adjusted to the age of the flour, the fresher the flour, the less liquid you will need. The older the flour the more liquid you will need.
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