Rusks always make for such lovely gifts especially over the festive season when you can have fun with adding pretty ribbons and baubles to the wrapping. Pair these Buttermilk Rusks up with the Worlds Yummiest Rusks for a double Christmas treat.
Buttermilk Rusks
Ingredients
2kg self raising flour
15ml salt
350g yellow sugar
500g cold butter
1 litre buttermilk
3 large eggs
15ml vanilla essence
Method
- Preheat the oven to 180°C.
- Mix together the flour, salt and sugar in a large mixing bowl.
- Grate the butter into the flour mixture and rub it in until it resembles fine breadcrumbs.
- Whisk together 500ml of the buttermilk with the eggs and the vanilla essence and add to the flour mixture.
- Add enough of the remaining buttermilk to make a soft dough that is firm enough to shape into balls.
- Form balls and pack loosely onto a greased baking tray and bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour until golden brown and cooked through.
- Break the rusks apart and lay them on a baking tray and dry them in the oven at 100°C for 3 to 4 hours.
Submitted by: Mandy Frielinghaus, Mauritius
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I have to admit that these win for me, my favourites ever since childhood.
Aah yes, nothing quite like a buttermilk rusk and a cup of tea. 🙂
I don’t know if I’ve had these before but you’re right! They would make a great gift. My mother-in-law has already hinted me that she wants some of my homemade goodies… 🙂
Maybe you can add these to the list of baked goodies your give your mother-in-law. 😉
This looks like lady fingers (not sure if you heard about it). I love those and was wondering how to make them, I guess it would be similar as this one
What I know as lady fingers are Boudoir Biscuits, which are a very light sponge biscuits with a sugar coating on top and are can be used as a base for trifles and tiramisu. Rusks are double baked, so they become hard/crunchy and are of a more dense consistency to lady fingers.
I now really have no excuse but to make rusks this holiday 🙂
Yay, hope you enjoy them.
This is what I like to dip in the hot cocoa in the morning! What a delicious recipe 🙂
Thanks Tes. Hope you enjoy this recipe.
how perfect for my holiday morning coffee, I can imagine they are perfect to give a gifts, who doesn’t love a sweet treat!
ps I love your pecan nut biscuits, thanks for the link!
sweetlife
Hi Sweetlife, thanks. I’m so pleased you enjoyed the pecan nut biscuits. I haven’t made them for ever as I battle to get pecans here on the island, so please have one for me. 😉
These look like just the thing to be dunking in hot chocolate! Another baking gem, thanks!
Hi Amanda, thanks so much! 🙂