Healthy Bran Rusks

Dry Ingredients

500g flour (Barley/Cake flour)3 cups Bran flakes3/4 cup brown sugar3 tablespoons desiccated coconut4 teaspoons baking powder1/4 teaspoon salt1/2 cup chopped almonds (or your choice of nuts)

Wet Ingredients

2 eggs250g melted butter (cooled)2/3 cup curd/buttermilk1/2 cup milk2 teaspoons vanilla essence

Instructions

1. Mix the dry ingredients in a large bowl.2. Whisk together the wet ingredients in another bowl.3. Combine the dry and wet ingredients until well incorporated.4. Press down the mixture neatly in a large rectangular baking tray lined with parchment paper.5. Bake at 180C for 25 minutes or until light golden.6. Remove from oven and let it cool completely.7. Slice it using a serrated knife using a sawing motion into 10cm long rusks with a 2.5 to 3cm thickness.8. Place the cut rusks with the cut side facing up on an oven grill, spacing them 2cm apart.9. Bake on 150C for 45-50 minutes.10. Once done, let them cool completely in the oven without opening the oven door.11. Store in an airtight container.12. Enjoy with your favourite cuppa!