Rusks

Ingredients

• 4 cupsself-raising flour
• 6 cupsbran/semolina
• 250gmargarine(~1⅛ cups)
• 2 tspbaking powder
• 1 tspsalt
• 375mlbrown sugar(~1½ cups)
• 500mllong life cream(~2⅛ cups)

Method

1. 01

   Melt the margarine and brown sugar together.

2. 02

   Stir the long-life cream into the margarine/sugar mixture.

3. 03

   Mix all the dry ingredients together (self-raising flour, bran, baking powder, salt).

4. 04

   Add the wet mixture to the dry ingredients and knead everything into a firm dough.

5. 05

   Shape into balls and pack tightly together in a greased baking tin.

6. 06

   Bake at 180°C until cooked through (± 30–40 min).

7. 07

   Break apart and dry out in a cool oven (100°C) for 3–4 hours or overnight.