Cooking With Bibi Aysha: All-Bran & Seed Muesli Rusks

A top-down view of a bowl lined with a gray cloth, piled high with freshly baked, chunky All-Bran and seed muesli rusks. The bowl rests on a rustic wooden cutting board with a few loose rusks scattered around it. Image : BIBI AYSHA LAHER

Recipe of the Week: All-Bran & Seed Muesli Rusks A hearty, high-fiber option packed with crunch.

Ingredients:

  • 1 kg self-raising flour
  • 3 to 4 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 1/3 cups brown sugar
  • 250 g butter
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 cups buttermilk
  • 2 large eggs
  • 4 cups total of “extras” (crushed All-Bran, oats, pumpkin seeds, and toasted coconut)

Method:

  1. Preheat your oven to 180°C.
  2. Melt the butter, brown sugar, and salt in a pot, then stir in the oil and let it cool slightly.
  3. Mix the flour, baking powder, All-Bran, oats, and seeds in a very large bowl.
  4. Whisk the eggs and buttermilk into the cooled butter mixture.
  5. Combine the wet and dry ingredients into a sticky dough, press into prepared baking pans, and bake for 40 to 50 minutes.
  6. Slice into rusks once cooled slightly, then dry out at 100°C for 3 to 4 hours until hard and crisp.

Enjoy!

PREPARED BY BIBI AYSHA LAHER