The Best Homemade Bran And Buttermilk Rusks
A crunchy, homemade rusk made with bran, oats and whole wheat flour. Free from refined sugar and perfect for dunking into your favourite cup of coffee.
Course Snack
Cuisine Healthy, South African
- 1 cup (250ml) bran
- 6 cups (6 x 250ml) whole wheat flour
- 2 cups (500ml) oats
- 2 Tbsp (30ml) baking powder
- ¾ cup (180ml) coconut sugar
- ½ tsp (2.5ml) salt
- ½ cup (125ml) sunflower or other seeds optional
- 1 cup (250ml) sunflower oil
- 1 cup (250ml) water
- 2 eggs beaten
- 2 cups (500ml) buttermilk or low-fat maas
Preheat oven to 180°C. Lightly grease and line 2 x 20 cm cake tins or a large oven dish.
Mix dry ingredients together in a mixing bowl. Rub oil into the dry ingredients with your fingertips until it looks like breadcrumbs.
Beat water, eggs and buttermilk. Stir egg mixture into dry ingredients until well blended. Spoon into baking tins.
Bake for 45-60 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean. Remove from the tins and cool.
Slice into rusks and place on a baking tray. Heat oven to 100°C and dry rusks out for 6-8 hours or overnight. Cool and pack in an airtight container.