What are some simple, good South African snacks/desserts I can make at home?
Pumpkin Fritters / Pampoen Koekies This is a South African recipe (from Magdaleen van Wyk’s The Complete South African Cookbook), something my mom used to make. Pumpkins abound at the moment, so I thought I’d share it with everyone. They are really delicious! Ingredients 500 ml cooked pumpkin, mashed 1 egg, beaten 62 1/2 ml flour 10 ml baking powder 1 ml salt butter or margarine or oil Garnish sugar, mixed with cinnamon lemon slice Directions 1 Combine the pumpkin, flour, baking powder and salt to form a soft batter. 2 Add the egg and beat well. 3 HEat the butter, margarine or oil in a frying pan until it sizzles. 4 Drop spoonfuls of the batter in the fat and fry the fritters on both sides until golden brown. 5 Remove and keep warm. Serve hot, sprinkled with sugar and cinnamon and garnished with slices of lemon.
