South Africa Inspired Cranberry & Muesli Rusks

Hi Everyone,

Rusks are something I discovered during my recent trip to South Africa. Believe me they make for the perfect car snack – except for the crumbs – haha.

They are super hard biscuits but not too sweet and made with lots of nutritious ingredients giving them a certain healthy feeling.

Keep reading for the South Africa Inspired Cranberry & Muesli Rusks recipe.

South Africa Inspired Cranberry & Muesli Rusks

Line an oven baking tray, approx 25cm x 30cm with baking paper and preheat oven to 180°C

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 cup oats
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1/2 cup cranberries
• 1/2 cup toasted muesli
• 1/4 cup sunflower and pumpkin seed mix
• 1/2 cup milk
• 65gr butter melted
• 1 large free range egg
• 1/3 cup sunflower oil

Recipe

Stir all the dry ingredients together

Then add the milk, egg, butter and oil.

Combine well and spread onto your prepared oven dish.

*Note: if like me you use a regular oven tray, you might find it to be too big for the mixture. Not to worry, simply create a square of the cookie thickness which you prefer. Another good thing about this recipe is that it pretty much stays in shape whilst baking.*

Bake for 45 minutes at 180°C

Allow to cool – at least 20 minutes – then slice into strips.

Bake again in a 100°C oven for 2 hours or longer if necessary to dry the cookies totally.

*Fun Note: This is my recipe, adapted from others. You too can adapt this, replacing the cranberries with dried fruit of your choice or exchanging the nuts and seeds for those of your personal preference. Some recipes even include desiccated coconut. I think I will try that next batch.*

Allow to cool before putting into an airtight container – they stay good for a month so crunch away slowly with your favourite coffee 🙂

 

 

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Hi! I’m Yvonne, a 40 something (wink) Kiwi, living in Zurich. I love fashion, travel, shopping and food – believing chocolate will cure almost anything!