South African-style Buttermilk Rusk Biscuits

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   Preheat the oven to 180C.

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   Add the sugar to the melted butter and combine with a whisk until creamy.

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   Break in the egg and stir it in.

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   Combine the flour, buttermilk powder, and baking powder, and sift.

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   Add half of the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir with a fork.

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   Add the rest of the dry ingredients and the water.

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   Stir.

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   Optionally stir in the nuts, oats, etc.

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   Grease a baking pan and pour in the mixture.

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    Bake for 50 minutes at 180C.

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    Here is what it looks like when done.

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    Use 2 forks to divide into 16 portions.

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    They taste better when they have a jagged cross-section.

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    Remove from the baking pan.

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    (The photo shows the bottom side.)

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    Baking them again will evaporate the moisture.

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    Place the cross-section sides facing up into a heat-resistant or baking tray.

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    Bake for 1 hour at 100C.

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    Flip over and bake for another hour.

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    They're done.

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    Since I have a tiny oven, I stacked the pieces and baked them.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.