Vetkoek

Vetkoek ( Afrikaans for " fat cake ") is a deep-fried dish of Cape cuisine in South Africa and Namibia.

Vetkoek is made from flour, water, sugar and yeast. The dough is fermented for one day, and then shaped into balls which are then fried. Vetkoek is filled mostly eaten both as a breakfast, snack or as a dessert with tea or coffee. The filling is often hearty, but can also be sweet. Vetkoek without filling are usually referred to as magwinya, koeksisters are a sweet dish made ​​of a similar but sweet dough.