Koeksisters

I prepared some koeksisters for the family get together on Sunday. I used a recipe from my Mother's old South African cook book. I assume she started with that recipe but I don't know how much she tweaked it over the years. I've only make the recipe about six times since 2001, so my results are not very consistent. This batch is drier than usual but the koeksisters taste OK. The family always seems to enjoy them, so I must be doing something right.

Although the koeksister recipe is very simple, I feel that it takes me much longer than it should. Not to mention that I'm exhausted at the end. My mother baked regularly about once a month and she made it look easy. I've since corrected that misconception.