Indian Cake Rusk Recipes

CAKE RUSK | INDIAN CAKE RUSK (EGGLESS)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F / 180 degrees C, position a rack in the middle of the oven. Grease a 7 x 7-inch square pan or 9 x 5-inch loaf pan with little butter and dust with flour to coat the pan, or you may use parchment paper.
• In a medium mixing bowl, sieve flour, baking powder and baking soda. Add salt, whisk the dry ingredients until well combined. Set aside.
• In the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment beat the butter and sugar on medium-high speed until light and creamy, scraping down in between, should take about 2-3 minutes. Or you can use an electric hand mixer/beater.
• Add in the yogurt next, continue beating on medium-high speed.
• In goes the vanilla extract/cardamom powder next. Beat on medium speed for another 30 seconds.
• Now reduce to the lowest possible speed, alternately add the dry ingredients and milk, starting with flour and ending with flour. (DO NOT OVER MIX).
• Transfer the batter to the baking pan. Gently tap it on the counter 2-3 times to remove the air bubbles. Bake on the middle rack for 40-45 min or until the toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
• Cool the cake on a rack in the tin for 15 minutes, then remove from the tin and cool on the rack completely. Let the cake cool down completely, at least for an hour. If you try slicing it when it is warm, it will be crumbly, as this is a soft cake.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F/ 180 degrees C. Once completely cool, cut the cake into 1/2 inch slices. Cut the cake in the middle and start cutting 1/2 inch pieces from there on.
• Place the cake slices on a baking tray lined with parchment paper. Bake for 20-25 minutes on one side or until a light golden brown.
• Remove the tray from the oven, flip the slices gently and bake for another 20 - 25 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and let it cool completely. Store them in an airtight container when they are completely cool.

CAKE RUSK

Steps:

• Dissolve yeast in the ½ lukewarm water. Stir in the 1 teaspoons of sugar, set aside for 1 hour.
• Mix the oil with the ¾ cup sugar; add eggs, salt and 2 cups of warm water and dissolved yeast. Then stir in flour and cardamom seeds and knead until smooth. Return to a bowl well greased with oil. Brush top with melted butter or oil. Cover, set aside in a warm place until dough rises double.
• Make out in loaves in a long pan (you may use aluminum ice cube trays, which makes about 5 loaves).
• Bake at 450F for 10 minutes. Reduce the temperature to 375F and bake for a further 30- 40 minutes. Cool in the tins for 3-4 hours.
• Slice the loaf into thick pieces,.
• .Arrange the rusks in single layers on baking sheets and bake for a further 10- 15 minutes or until all moisture dries up. Cool and store in a airtight container.

CAKE RUSK

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 170 C, 325 F or Gas mark 3 degrees.
• Add baking powder in flour and mix together with spoon. Put aside for later use
• Beat butter with beater at low speed and than add sugar and beat very well.
• In this step you wanna add eggs, flour (already added baking powder in it) and food colour. i) Add 1 egg, mix with the beater and than add some flour and beat it. ii) Add 1 egg more and food colour, mix with the beater and than add some flour and beat it. iii) Add last or a remaining egg, mix with the beater and than add remainig flour and beat it properly.
• Grease your cake rusk pan with butter.Pour the mixture in the pan.
• Place pan in a preheated oven for 25-30 minutes at 170 C, 325 F or Gas mark 3 degrees.
• Between 25-30 minutes check your cake is it ready or not by inserting a toothpick. If toothpick comes out clean than your cake is ready.
• Take it out from your oven and place your cake pan on wire grill or a shelf till it cool and also cool your oven ( it's good if you open your oven door and also take it out wire rack for cool it properly).
• Cut your cake in pieces.
• Lay the baking sheet or butter paper on the wire rack. And put your cake pieces on it.
• Place them in cold oven. Set your oven temperature after putting the cake pieces in oven at 150 C, 300 F or Gas mark 2 degrees for 15-20 minutes. (normally i give 20-25 minutes)
• And if you need more crispy than invert your cake pieces after 15-18 minutes and give 15 minutes more.
• Take it out from oven and after 5 to 10 minutes serve with tea, coffee or cold milk.