AKERU’S EARLY MORNING HEALTH RUSKS

Depending on the size, this recipe will yield 80-100 rusks

Ingredients

• 1kg self-raising flour
• 10ml salt
• 10ml baking powder
• 500ml brown sugar
• 500ml rolled oats
• 750ml all bran flakes
• 500ml sunflower seeds
• 250ml seedless raisins
• 2 eggs
• 500ml buttermilk
• 500g butter melted

Method

1. Combine the dry ingredients

2. Whisk together the eggs, buttermilk and melted butter.

3. Combine the two mixtures and mix into a dough.

4. Spoon into a large, deep, greased baking tin and smooth the top.

5. Using a sharp knife, mark out rectangles, which will make it easier to break into rusks after drying.

6. Bake at 180 deg C for 30 minutes to 1 hour, depending on the oven and thickness of the rusks.

7. Remove from the oven, leave to cool slightly, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.

Break into fingers, return to a baking tin and dry the rusks out in a cool oven for about 4 hours or leave them in the warming draw overnight.

Depending on the size, this recipe will yield 80-100 rusks