Buttermilk Rusks
Ingredients
250g Butter (melted)
2 Eggs
1kg Self raising flour
350g Sugar
5ml Salt
300ml Buttermilk
Method
Preheat the oven to 180°C and grease a 30x40cm baking tin or equivalent (you can also use loaf tins)
Melt butter in microwave and allow to cool
Whisk eggs into melted butter
Sift self raising flour, sugar, baking powder & salt together
Mix butter & egg mixture into the dry ingredients
Finally add the buttermilk and mix well – I like to use my hands for this step
Push the dough into baking tin and level
Score the dough into rectangles of approximately 2x8cm with a knife or rusk cutter
Bake at 180°C for 30-40 min
Allow to cool and cut into fingers
Place cut rusks onto baking trays and dry out in the oven at a low temperature (approximately 70°C) for about 3 hours.
Note