Drum – 22 August 2019

MAKES65-70RUSKS
PREPARATION: 15 MIN
BAKING:20-25MIN

COOLING: 30 MIN
DRYING:OVERNIGHT

1kgcakeflour

180ml(¾c)sugar

10ml(2t)salt

AMASIRUSKS

20ml(4t)bakingpowder

500gcoldbutter,cubed

500ml(2c)amasi

2 eggs

Preheattheovento180°C.

Greasea 40x25cmbaking

sheetwithnonstickspray.

1 Mixtheflour,sugar,salt

andbakingpowder.

Rubthebutterintothe

flourmixtureuntilthe

textureislikethatof

breadcrumbs.

2 Whisk the amasi and

eggs together and add

to the flour mixture.

Combine well, then

transferthedoughto

thebakingsheet.

3 Bakefor20-25minutes

oruntildone.Leaveto

cooloutsidetheoven

for 30 minutes,then

turnout.

4 Reduce the oven

temperature to 60°C

and switch on the oven

fan. Slice the rusks into

long pieces and arrange

on the oven rack. Leave

intheovenovernightto

dry.

5 Storeinanairtight

container.

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