Ruby’s Safari Snacks….

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At Vuyani we have coffee in the morning before Safari (just to wake you up for drive) and then the Guides pack a hot box for Coffee stop mid safari. With the Coffee breaks we have the most delicious rusks to compliment your hot beverage. Our recipe has changed a little recently, as my Mother, Ruby, makes the most delicious rusks J I thought it would only be fair for me to share the recipe with Vuyani Safari Lodge and our guests. Many of our Guests have asked us what these dried biscuits are – so here is a little history on the Rusk.

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What are Rusks?

Rusks is the anglicized term for (Afrikaans: beskuit) and is a traditional Afrikaner breakfast meal or snack. They have been dried in South Africa since the late 1690s as way of preserving bread, especially when travelling long distances without refrigeration. Rusks are typically dunked in coffee or tea before being eaten.

Rusks are essentially double-baked bread dough. Round balls of dough are closely packed in pans and baked like bread, after which long chunks are cut or broken off and slowly rebaked to a dry consistency. In addition to plain and buttermilk flavours, aniseed, whole-wheat, condensed milk, muesli, and lemon poppy seed variations are also available.

The recipe which I have given here is a VERY simple and easy way to make delicious rusks in an hour.

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Ruby’s Safari Snacks

1kg Self Raising Flour1

1 Teaspoon Salt

2 Cups Sugar (White or Brown)

2 Cups crushed All Bran Flakes or Cornflakes (Breakfast Cereal)

You may add any Seeds or Nuts to the mixture ie: Almonds, Pecan Nuts, Sunflower Seeds, Sesame Seeds, Pumpkin Seeds. Also dried Berries are lovely like Goji Berries, Cranberries or Dried Apple.

500g Melted Butter

1 Cup Sour Milk (** Handy Tip** If you don’t have Sour Milk you can add a Tablespoon White Vinegar to a cup of Milk**)

Mix all of the ingredients together and place it on a baking tray.

Bake at 180 Degrees Celsius for 45 Minutes

Cut the Rusks into fingers when they are still warm and dry them in the oven.

 

Great tasting rusks, and we all know Mom’s food is best.