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Traditional South African Christmas Recipes – Cookies

Soetkoekies   250g butter (room temperature) 6 x 250ml cake flour 625ml sugar Pinch of salt 15ml baking soda 20ml cream of tartar 3 eggs 250ml milk Preheat the oven to 180°C. Line a baking tray with baking paper. Rub the butter into the flour. Add the sugar, salt, baking soda, and cream of tartar. Beat the eggs and milk together. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients. Roll out the dough and cut

Christmas Desserts

Tipsy tart 250g dates, pitted1tsp bicarb1 cup boiling water 1/2 cup Butter 3/4 brown sugar (light)2 XL eggies1tsp Vanilla Essence1 1/2 cup Flour2 tsp Baking PowderPinch of salt, just a bietjie.1/2 cups pecans For the Sauce1 cup light brown sugar1 cup Boiling water1 TBS Butter1/2 Cup Brandy + n bietjie vir liefde 1 tsp vanilla, yes twice! Preheat Oven to 180 degrees.  Add the pitted dates, Bicarb and a cup of boiling water together. Let

Main Meals

Click here to submit your recipe Gammon Gammon is a type of ham that has been cured or smoked, similar to bacon. It comes from the hind leg of pork and is prepared through dry salting or brining. It may also be smoked, depending on the variety. Gammon is meat that has been cured through salting, brining, or smoking and is sold raw, while ham is meat that has been dry-cured or cooked and is

Christmas Beverages

Click here to submit your recipe Gemmerbier 4.5 liter water 28 g gingerroot crushed 500 ml sugar 15 ml active dry yeast or 1 cube of yeast 5 ml sugar for the yeast mix 250 ml lukewarm water one lemon Boil the water and add ginger and sugar. Stir until the sugar is dissolved  Pour it in an enameled can or bucket, and let it cool until lukewarm mix the yeast,  the 5  ml of

Side dishes

Side dishes On this page, we’ll dive into the side dishes that complement a South African Christmas table—each dish a nod to tradition, each flavour an invitation to feel at home wherever you may be. Pull up a chair, let the aromas fill the room, and let’s begin. Brussels sprouts with Chestnuts For 4 people 400 grams of Chestnuts (you can buy them prepared) 600 gram Brussel sprouts 75 gram Goose lard (Gänseschmalz)  15 ml

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Christmas Markets

Christmas Markets Visiting Christmas markets in Germany is a delightful way of celebrating the festive season. The heavy scent of sweets, fried sausage and warm wine welcomes you to a variety of Christmas delicacies. If you’re feeling a little chilly, grab a warm mug of Glühwein and catch up with friends. Not only are the markets a great place to socialise, but you can also pick up unique gifts, mouth-watering Christmas cookies, and Stollen. Not to

German Christmas Traditions

St. Nicholas Day St Nicholas Day, known as Nikolaustag in Germany, is celebrated on the 6th of December. Children leave a pair of cleaned boots outside their door on the evening of the 5th. The boots are then filled with sweets and small gifts. According to legend, Nicholas of Myra gave a poor father money in order to prevent his daughters from being taken into slavery, as the father did not have the funds for

South African Recipes

We’d love to taste the flavours of home through your kitchen! If you have a family-favourite milk tart, a secret twist on chakalaka, or your own take on rooibos iced tea, we want to hear from you. Share your best South African recipes with us and help build a collection that brings a little bit of lekker to all of us living abroad — one delicious dish at a time. 🍽️🇿🇦 Click here to submit

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South African Easter Recipes

Here is a collection of Traditional South African Easter Recipes.
To submit your own recipes to be published on this website, please use this form

Roast Lamb

Here is a delicious selection of mouth-watering Roast Lamb Recipes that are sure to impress your guests.

Pickled Fish

Traditional Pickled Fish recipe

For the hake:
2kg fresh hake
Flour for dusting
Oil for frying

For the sauce:
2Tbs paprika
2Tbs garam masala
1Tbs turmeric
1Tbs smoked paprika
2 fresh chilies, chopped
2 cloves garlic, crushed
2 onions, chopped
100ml White spirit vinegar
3Tbs Brown sugar
Cup of water

Method

  1. Start by preparing the hake. Place a saucepan on high heat with a good coating of oil. While it heats, lightly dust the hake pieces in flour and gently shake off any excess flour. Drop the pieces into the oil and fry until golden. Remove once golden in colour and set aside.
  2. Next, prepare the sauce. Start by putting a pan over a medium heat with a dash of oil, and fry the onions, garlic, and chilli in a pan until caramelised. Add the paprika, smoked paprika, masala, and turmeric and fry for 5 minutes until fragrant. Sprinkle in the brown sugar and stir until it’s dissolved. Finally, deglaze the pan with the water and vinegar and  simmer on low heat for 25 min.
  3. After 25 minutes, remove the pan from the heat and allow it to cool completely. Once cool, add the fish, mix to combine, and refrigerate. It needs at least 24 hours so the fish can soak up the sauce, but you can keep it for up to two days.

Hot cross buns

Recipe tested and submitted by Gareth, one of our FB members. I tested this recipe myself and it works very well.
I placed the dough in a preheated oven (50℃) to rise, and used an glaze made with a 1/4 cup sugar and 1/4 cup water cooked for a minute, as I didn’t have any apricot jam

 

  • 1 tablespoon active dry yeast
  • ½ cup caster sugar
  • 1 ½ cups (375ml) milk, warm
  • 4 ¼ cups strong bread flower (our tester used Spelt flour, you can also see more about flour types here
  • 2 tsp cinnamon powder
  • 2 tsp allspice (Piment)
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 ½ cups sultanas
  • 50g unsalted butter, melted and cooled
  • 1 egg
  • Place flour, yeast, sugar, all spice, cinnamon and salt in a mixing bowl (best with an automatic mixer with dough hook).
  • Mix the dry ingredients.
  • Add butter, milk, egg and sultanas.
  • Mix until a smooth elastic dough forms (approx. 5 minutes) Add extra flour if required, just enough sot that the dough comes away from the side of the bowl when mixing.
  • Leave dough in the bowl, cover and put in a warm place to rise until doubled in size.
  • Line a 30 x 24 cm baking tray with parchment paper (Backpapier).
  • Remove the dough from the bowl and punch down.
  • On a lightly dusted work surface, shape dough into a sausage and cut into 12 equal pieces
  • Flatten each piece slightly, gather into a ball, then roll the dough briefly to form a ball.
  • Place the ball with the smooth side up on the try.
  • Repeat with remaining pieces. Line them up 3 x 4 on the baking tray
  • Cover the tray and put back in the warm place for about 30 – 45 minutes, until the dough has risen by about 75%

For the Crosses

  • Mix ½ cup flour and 5 tbsp water to a thick runny paste.
  • Spoon into a small bag and snip one corner
  • Uncover the buns and pipe crosses onto the buns
  • Bake in pre-heated oven (180℃) for 20 – 25 minutes until golden brown

For the glazing

  • Put1 tbsp smooth apricot jam and 2 tsp water in a bowl.
  • Microwave for 30 seconds and mix thoroughly
  • Remove buns from the oven onto a cooling rack and brush them with the jam mixture while they are still hot

Recipe from Taste Magazine

Ingredients
  • 480 g flour
  • 2 x 10 g instant yeast sachets
  • 100 g brown sugar
  • 1/2 t cinnamon
  • 1/2 t nutmeg
  • Salt, a pinch
  • 1/2 t baking powder
  • 1/2 t bicarbonate of soda
  • 1 lemon, zested
  • 1 1/4 cups milk
  • 3 T butter
  • 2 free-range eggs
  • 1 t vanilla extract
  • 135 g sultanas and raisins

For the flour paste:

  • 125 g flour
  • 5 T water

For the glaze:

  • 65 ml golden syrup
  • 65 ml boiling water
Instructions

Preheat the oven to 180°C.
Combine the flour, yeast, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, lemon zest and dried fruit in a large mixing bowl.
Place the milk and butter in a saucepan and heat gently until the butter has melted. Lightly whisk the eggs and vanilla together and add to the dry ingredients, along with the milk-and-butter mixture.
Gently mix the dough using your hands or a wooden spoon until the mixture comes together.
Turn the dough out onto a clean surface and knead for 10 minutes. Place in a lightly oiled bowl, cover with clingfilm and place in a warm spot for 1½ hours until doubled in size.
After the dough has risen, knock it down to its original size and then roll into 12 evenly shaped buns.
Place the buns on a greased baking tray and cover with clingfilm, leaving enough room for the buns to rise. Allow the buns to rise for another 30 minutes.
To make the flour paste, mix the flour and water together to form a smooth paste, place in a sandwich bag and cut off one of the corners to make a piping bag.
Pipe a cross onto each bun and bake for 15 minutes, or until the buns are golden and cooked through.
Glaze the buns while they are still hot.

Easter eggs

The following businesses are selling South African Easter eggs

SA Food Store
Ernsthöfer Str. 41, Seeheim-Jugenheim, Hessen, Germany, 64342
Chips, Hessen, Mrs. Balls, Sauces and Marinades, Spices and Sweets

Catering

The following businesses offer catering services

A Taste of Opera

South African online wine shop in Berlin selling the finest wines at the best prices. Order as a gift or simply to enjoy yourself – delivered straight to your doorstep in Berlin. These wines are innovatively paired with opera pieces – similar to a wine and cheese pairing, but with music! Cheers!

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Christys Küche

  Hi, I’m Christy, a South African living in Düsseldorf since 2018. Prior to leaving SA, I ran my own catering business. I also had my own restaurant, KOMBUIS in Melville, which specialised in traditional SA dishes. Although we love living in Germany, we miss South African food terribly. So, we decided to start our own small business, offering homemade favourites like biltong, chilli bites, bobotie, koeksisters, Hertzoggies etc. I can also cater to special requests, e.g.

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Piefection

Homemade Pies, Cakes, Milk Tart, Lemon Meringue Pie, Chocolate Mousse Cake with caramel, Lemon curd Cheesecake, Banana Bread See details and prices in the Piefection Menu 2023 File Savoury pies: Chicken and Mushroom, Chicken and Carrot, Pepper Steak, Spinach and Feat Iced Cake: Vanilla, chocolate or Red Velvet

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Culinary Creations by Renata

I am a personal cook to families as well as do small event catering. I do meal preparation for families and companies. See an example list of my dishes on the Joy and Meal website People can email me for more info OR contact Joy & Meal regarding quotations    

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