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Makes ± 30

Ingredients

500ml cake flour25ml baking powder3ml salt30g butter or margarine125ml buttermilk or sour milk10ml lemon juiceOil for frying

Ginger Syrup1kg castor sugar500ml water2 Pieces of ginger, bruised3ml cream of tartar1 pinch of salt

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Title: 31 MillionReasonsAuthor: NareshVeeran

Inspired by theinfamous SBVrobbery, this is afictionalisedaccount of fivecash-strappedpolice officerswho became

R31-million richer in just 20 minutes.It draws heavily on real life, but namesand characters have been changed.With Durban’s Chatsworth suburb asthe backdrop the tale charts how ahandful of financially depressed peopledevelop an audacious idea, hatchedover a few drinks, into the country’sbiggest ever cash heist.

The robbery went like clockwork,but as is often the case, the plotterswere undone by loose lips and evenlooser wallets. A former Cape Towndetective goes undercover anddiscovers enough evidence to put allinvolved behind bars. Anyone familiarwith Chatsworth and the local accentsand lingo will definitely identify. Highlyrecommended.

Sharen Thumboo

Title: Ngifuna WenaArtist: Bongi Dube

Talent clearly runs inthe Dube family.Lucky Dube is aSouth African musiclegend. But how

many people know that Bongi Dube,the late reggae artist’s daughter iskeeping his legacy alive, albeit in adifferent genre of music?

Her vibey house jams have takenlocal clubs and radio stations by storm.Her latest album, produced by Durbanbased Loxion records offers tracks likeNgenzenjani na which has proved tobe an unofficial club anthem and otherhot favourites You can stay and So high.

If this young songbird can keep upthe high standard she has set on thisalbum, she is going to be around for along time.

Get your own copy while stocks lastat all music outlets.

Phumla Bhodoza

Method:

1. Sift together all the dry ingredients andrub in the butter with fingertips. Add inliquids and mix to form a soft dough whichcan be easily kneaded. Add more liquid ifnecessary.2. Knead the dough thoroughly until smallbubbles form under the surface. Cover witha damp cloth and allow to stand for 15minutes.3. Roll to a thickness of 5mm and cut intostrips 5mm wide and 7cm long. Presstogether the ends of three strips and plait.Press the other ends together.

4. Fry in hot, deep oil until golden brown.Drain on absorbent paper and thenimmerse in cold syrup. Allow excess syrupto drip off and leave to dry on a wire rack.

Ginger Syrup:

Place all ingredients in a saucepan thenheat, stirring until the sugar has completelydissolved.

Cover and boil for a minute, remove lidand continue to boil for a further 5 minutesbut do not stir.

Remove from the heat and allow to coolthoroughly then refrigerate.

Ingredients

Makes ±24

Half a cube of margarine (preferably Rama)4 tbsp icing sugar4 tbsp corn flour (Maizena)1 tbsp vanilla essence2 cups of cake flour

DecorationsChocolate sprinkles100s & 1000s or Dates

Method

• Preheat oven to 1800C.• Melt butter in a plastic dish,

and add icing sugar.• Mix until you have a smooth

creamy mixture.

• Add vanilla essence.• Mix and add corn flour.• Continue mixing and add

cake flour.• Knead until you have a

smooth dough.• Make sure the dough is not

too sticky (if it is add cake flour until smooth).

• Shape the biscuits with yourhands or biscuit cutters.

• Bake for 15 to 20 minutes until brown.

Decorations• Decorations must be added

before putting the biscuits in the oven.

• Alternatively, you could dipthe cooled biscuits into melted baking chocolate.

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