Pumpkin Fritters (pampoenkoekies)

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 325 ml flour
• 20 ml baking powder
• salt, to taste
• 625 ml butternut squash, cooked
• 2 eggs, separated
• oil, for frying
• 125 ml boiling water
• 250 ml sugar
• 60 ml butter
• 250 ml milk
• 10 ml cinnamon
• 15 ml flour
• salt, to taste

Recipe

• 1 fritters:.
• 2 sift all dry ingredients.
• 3 mash pumpkin finely and beat in egg yolks.
• 4 whisk egg whites til light and fluffy - do not make them too stiff.
• 5 gently mix egg whites into pumpkin and then fold pumpkin mixture into dry ingredients.
• 6 fry tablespoonsful of fritter batter in hot oil until golden brown.
• 7 drain on paper towel and place into ovenproof dish.
• 8 now preheat the oven to 180°c.
• 9 syrup:.
• 10 bring water, sugar, butter, milk, cinnamon, and salt to the boil, lower heat and thicken with flour.
• 11 pour syrup over fritters and bake for 15 - 30 minutes.