Dunking Pumpkin Rusks are a South-African traditional tea time or breakfast treat – similar to biscotti, but not the same !

I made these Pumpkin Rusks a couple of weeks ago already, but somehow, misplaced my recipe.  I did some research on Rusk recipes and created this version.

As I started the recipe, I wrote everything down in order not to forget what I had done ~ figures for me to go lose the piece of paper then !

Fortunately as I was going through some magazines, the paper fell out and I can finally share the recipe with you !  I know a few of you have asked me about it already, well… here we go …

More South-African recipes you might like:

• South-African Koeksisters
• Pizza Pop-Itz
• Biltong (Beef Jerky) Soup

Dunking Pumpkin Rusks

Dunking Pumpkin Rusks

Linda Nortje

Dunking Pumpkin Rusks are a South-African traditional tea time or breakfast treat - similar to biscotti, but not the same !

5 from 3 votes

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Course Sweet Treats

Cuisine South-African

Prep Time 25 minutes mins

Cook Time 3 hours hrs

Total Time 3 hours hrs 25 minutes mins

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Servings 60 Servings

Calories 128.9 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 8 cups Self-Raising Flour
• 1 TB Baking Powder
• 1 TB Pumpkin Pie Spice + extra to sprinkle
• 1 t Salt
• 1 ¾ cups Unsalted Butter
• 2 cups Sugar
• 2 large Eggs
• 1 cup Buttermilk
• 1 ½ cups Pumpkin cooked, well drained and mashed

Instructions

 

• Pre-heat the oven to 160 deg C (325 deg ) – line two baking sheets with baking paper
• Sift together the Flour, Baking Powder, Pumpkin Spice and Salt – add the Butter and mix until it resembles breadcrumbs – add the Sugar and stir through
• Beat together the Eggs and Buttermilk – stir in the cooked mashed Pumpkin
• Add the Pumpkin mixture to the Flour mixture and mix until combined ( it’s a sticky business ! )
• Divide the dough into two and press into the prepared baking sheets – sprinkle with extra Pumpkin Spice – bake 30 – 40 minutes until a tester comes out clean
• Remove from the oven – lower the temperature to 100 deg C {200 deg F)
• Slice into pieces after a cooling period of 15 minutes – spread out on the baking sheets (you might need more baking sheets now or dry them in batches) – dry out for 2 – 3 hours with the oven door left open very slightly
• Remove from the oven, let cool completely and store in an airtight container

Nutrition Facts

Dunking Pumpkin Rusks

Amount per Serving

Calories

128.9

% Daily Value*

Fat

 

5.8

g

9

%

Saturated Fat

 

3.4

g

21

%

Polyunsaturated Fat

 

1.8

g

Carbohydrates

 

18

g

6

%

Fiber

 

0.1

g

0

%

Sugar

 

7

g

8

%

Protein

 

2

g

4

%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Nutrition value, where given, is not always accurate. Please also check your ingredient labels.

Remove from the oven, let cool completely and store in an airtight container.

LINDA