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Whole Wheat Rusk: Homemade Tea-Time Accompaniment

By Garima Johar

March 15, 2025

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Rusk is an essential tea-time accompaniment. If you love having a crunchy rusk with your tea, why don’t you try baking at home? With this easy recipe, you can make whole wheat rusk in no time.

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Ingredients

125 grams whole wheat flour 125 grams sooji 200 ml milk 3-4 tablespoons jaggery ¾ teaspoon active dry yeast 2 tablespoons olive oil ¼ teaspoon salt

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Step 1

Take a bowl and mix wheat flour, sooji, and sugar. In a separate bowl, whisk jaggery, yeast and lukewarm milk.

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Step 2

Mix the milk mixture with the dry ingredients. Add olive oil and knead a smooth dough.

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Step 3

Make a ball with the dough and press it into a greased baking tray to form a flat loaf.

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Step 4

Bake for about half an hour till the top is golden brown at 180°C.

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Step 5

Let the rusk cool, flip it, and then bake again at 130°C for about 15 minutes.

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Step 6

Cool the rusks and store them in an air-tight container.

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