Vetkoek

Directions

1. 1
   Sift the flour and salt into a large mixing bowl.
2. 2
   Add the yeast, olive oil and water.
3. 3
   Mix into the dough with your fingers.
4. 4
   Sprinkle some flour on your work surface and knead the dough for 5 minutes.
5. 5
   Wash, dry and grease the bowl.
6. 6
   Put the dough into the bowl, cover it and leave it in a warm place for 1 hour until the dough has risen.
7. 7
   (It will double in size.)
8. 8
   After 1 hour.
9. 9
   Heat the oil in a pot for deep frying.
10. 10
    Add a small piece of dough to the oil, once small bubbles appear around the dough, the oil is almost hot enough.
11. 11
    Break the dough into fist size balls and add to the oil.
12. 12
    Initially turn the vetkoek often because once it's fryed on one side it will keep on falling back to that side, turning them often helps to evenly fry them.
13. 13
    It takes quite a while to fry them all the way through (almost 20 minutes.)
14. 14
    If you tap on them and they sound hollow they are done.
15. 15
    They will also have a nice golden brown colour.
16. 16
    Let them drain on kitchen towels or newspaper.
17. 17
    Let them cool before serving.
18. 18
    Serve them with your choice of condiments: butter, cheese, jam, syrup, anything you like