South African Traditional Rusks

Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 290 min
Servings: 80
Yield: 80 servings

Description

This South African recipe for traditional rusk can't be beat. If you are looking for rusks ready for dunking, this is the recipe to use.

Ingredients

8 cups self-rising flour
4 cups ground All-Bran® cereal
1 1/4 cups white sugar
1 3/4 cups brown sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
4 1/2 sticks unsalted butter
4 cups heavy cream

Directions

1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C). Line a high-rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper, letting the paper overhang the sides for easy removal.
2 Combine flour, ground All-Bran®, white sugar, brown sugar, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
3 Melt butter in a saucepan over low heat. Remove from the heat and mix in cream. Add flour mixture and mix until well combined.
4 Spread out batter into the prepared baking sheet and use a knife to cut into slices; this will make removing the rusks easier once baked.
5 Bake in the preheated oven for 50 minutes. Reduce heat to 160 degrees F (70 degrees C) and leave rusks in the low temperature oven for 4 hours to dry. Remove from oven and allow to cool.
6 Cut into 80 slices.