Name: Sue’s Rusks
Yield: Makes about 50
Cuisine: South Africa
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons white or red wine vinegar; 750 g (6 cups) cake flour or plain (all-purpose) flour; 250 g (9 oz) butter, cut into small pieces, plus about 25 g (1 oz) extra; 400 ml (14 fl oz) milk; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon salt; 460 g (2 cups) caster (superfine) sugar

Preparation info

Makes about
50

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Falling Cloudberries

By Tessa Kiros

Published 2004

About

These are what we had in South Africa for breakfast, often dipped in warm milk or coffee. I love having a jar of them in the house always. They are crisp and rustic and beautiful. Sue says her kids always liked to scatter the remaining crumbs over their breakfast cereal.

Ingredients

250 g (9 oz) butter, cut into small pieces, plus about 25 g (1 oz) extra
750 g (

Africa
South Africa
Breakfast
Vegetarian
Cookies

Method

Preheat your oven to 190°C (375°F/Gas 5). Mix the butter into the flour with your hands or in a blender. Add the sugar, salt and baking powder and then mix in the milk and vinegar until you have a smooth soft dough. Grease a large baking tray with butter and flour.

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