Fauzia's Pakistani Recipes - The Extraordinary Taste of Pakistan
Cake Rusk Recipe
Ingredients:
8 cups of All Purpose Flour (Maida)
1 package of Yeast
½ cup Water (lukewarm)
1 tsp. Sugar
1 ½ tsp. Salt
½ cup Cooking Oil
2 Eggs
¾ cup Sugar
2 tsp. Cardamom Seeds (Ilaichi Daanay)
2 cups Water (warm)
Directions:
Dissolve yeast in the ½ lukewarm water. Stir in the 1 tsp. 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).
When cooled, slice and dry. Toast in a 200 degree oven until dry and light brown.
Serving Suggestions: Serve with Chai for Breakfast or as a Snack. Degree of Difficulty: Hard Recipe Category: Breakfast, Bread, and Dessert Recipe Ethnic Group: Pakistani
