The Historical Aspect of Rusks
Rusks are always associated with biscuits. Consequently, the biscuit is a small baked cake. The exact meaning of the term varies significantly in different parts of the world, which sometimes leads to confusion. The origin of the word biscuit is from Latin via French and means twice cooked. It was passed to the American culture, and these crackers (biscuits) were made during the 19th century.
A biscuit is a hard-baked product in the form of a small flat cake which in North America can be called a cookie or cracker. The term biscuit also applies to the biscuits of the sandwich type, where a layer of the cream or fondant is clamped between two biscuits. As can be noted, however, that it has become more and more common within the UK for baking, which used to vary between more soft, big and chewy as a product and harder, more brittle biscuit.
In the UK, food biscuit has a strong cultural identity as the traditional accompaniment to a cup of tea and is also regularly consumed. A lot of drinkers liked to drink tea together with the biscuits, it was a kind of tradition.
Types of Biscuits
Most of the biscuits have a liquid, pouring the batter, which causes the mandatory use of forms for baking, form (tin, copper, aluminum, foil, paper) be sure the inside coated with oil and flour to prevent boasting of the batter. The biscuits are baked for a long time - 45 minutes to 1.5 hours on a very low, gentle heat in the oven. Biscuits are widely used in the confectionery business as the basis for cakes, to prepare complex, multi-layered cookies and even candy (as one element). While the biscuits are baking after different treatment: they remove the crust formed during baking, blast out, soaked in juices, liqueurs, jams, syrups, chocolate or sugar, lemon and orange icing, covering different creams, sandwich with marmalade.
Although there are many regional variations, both sweet and savory, the biscuit is generally used to determine the sweet version. Sweet biscuits are eaten usually as a snack and may contain chocolate, fruit, jam, nuts or even be used in sandwiches with other fillings. Savory biscuits are more often called crackers or crispbread, simpler and usually eaten with cheese after the main meal.
Small biscuits “Rusks “, have accompanied all people who travel in South Africa. South Africans are crazy about it, dipped in coffee or tea. This biscuit is full of seeds (it is excellent for the health), slightly sweet and if given the time, is well preserved.
This biscuit is very dry (like a rusk) was intended for small children. All South Africans consume, soaked in their coffee or their tea.
What Do You Need for Cooking?
- 4 mugs flour, chemical yeast (about a packet and a half)
- 250 grams of melted butter (I put 125 grams of butter 125 grams of coconut oil deodorized)
- 500 grams of fermented milk, or Kefir, or the equivalent of yogurt
- ½ Mug of sugar full
- 1 to 2 mugs of muesli or rolled oats
- ½ Mug of flax seeds
- ½ Mug of sunflower seeds
- (you can add 1 mug of grated coconut)
- 2 eggs.
Realization of The Recipe for Rusks
- Put everything in a robot and allow the robot mix at your place to avoid tendonitis!!
- Spread on a plate greased (I used two pans rectangular greased and well-floured) with a thickness of 3 to 4 cm.
- Bake 1 hour in the oven at 180° (check on the end of the cooking time that the Rusks do not brown, not too over the top.
- After an hour, remove from the oven and cut the sheets into squares.
- It is necessary then to make them dry out, handing the squares spaced in the oven T° of 50 for at least 4 hours, leaving slightly ajar the oven door to allow steam escape (I've stuck to my door with a cap)
- Leave the Rusks to the end of this time, further drying and hardening. You can put them in a box and iron to keep.
Rusks are beneficial for people. Rusks with raisins and nuts in their composition contain a lot of fiber, iron, phosphorus, sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium. It also has a large number of carbohydrates, and the breadcrumbs very well digested. Crackers well saturate the body with the necessary energy without burdening the stomach. Raisins promote the absorption of calcium; it contains a lot of potassium, magnesium, manganese (chlorinator). It strengthens the heart and blood vessels. It is recommended to use the rusks and raisins people who underwent surgery and in cases of poisoning. It is not advisable to eat rusks in people suffering from severe disorders of the gastrointestinal tract, which is typical for constipation, as well as those who have ulcer disease.
Saffatrading sells various South African foods including Rusks, biscuits, and cakes. Saffatrading.co.za also stocks several other South African foods. These foods include Chips and sweet snacks, tea, and hot beverages including Rooibos tea, Boerewors, and Biltong products.
All in all, Rusks is a type of healthy food which helps to the digesting system work better. In addition, the components of the rusks maintain the immune system enriching it with vitamins and minerals. This healthy snack is recommended to anyone. People of all ages may consume rusks without worry. Even children may have the rusks for a snack at school.