Gourmet Health Rusks

CREDITS

Adapted from various recipes.

INGREDIENTS

125g good quality butter, melted125ml oil1 and ¼ cups brown sugar
3 cups cake flour1 cup brown flour4 Weetbix, crushed (may use about a cup of bran flakes instead) 1 and ½ cups chopped pecans/muesli/almonds/raisins/anything you like, cranberries are good too! 3 heaped teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon Bicarbonate of soda ½ teaspoon salt1 heaped teaspoon cinnamon powder 2 teaspoons saunmf (fennel seeds), dry toasted lightly
2 eggs1 cup sour milk/yoghurt/old fresh cream1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
Honey, to glaze

METHOD

Mix butter, oil and sugar in a large bowl.Add in all dry ingredients.Whisk together eggs and sour milk/vinegar and use it to bind the dough. Do not over work, just mix lightly with wooden spoon. Batter will be sticky.Press into large, greased oven tray or 2 smaller swissroll pans. Smooth the top with a butter knife. You can sprinkle poppy seeds if desired. Press down lightly so that it adheres to dough.
Bake on 180°c till golden brown, about 30 minutes. Slice neatly.Use a silicone/pastry brush to glaze the tops with honey. Then place back into oven on 140°c for 15 minutes.
Remove and cool slightly. Use a small offset spatula to lift rusks out onto trays to crisp. They shouldn't be touching.Crisp on 110°c for 3 hours, flipping the rusks after every hour.Leave to cool completely before packing.

INFO & TIPS

Do not crisp the rusks using the thermofan. Bake and crisp on static oven if possible. The fan makes the rusks go soft very quickly.

POSTED ON

13 May 2023

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