All of us have some nice warm memories of dipping rusks in our tea on rainy days and the satisfaction that goes along with that homely feeling, mmmm! Then wanting to recreate that ever so often and getting a sticker-shock at the store. Yes, it can get expensive! But, ever thought about making it at home? Well, we have the recipe, it’s so simple and easy and let’s not forget, so inexpensive!
Ingredients:
Buns
Sugar
Buttery Spread or Butter
Method:
1. Half the buns horizontally.
2. Spread a thin coat of butter or buttery spread on the inside.
3. Sprinkle some sugar over the butter.
4. Cut into strips.
5. Preheat the oven to 275 degrees Fahrenheit/ 135 degrees Centigrade.
6. Lay the Bun strips on the baking sheet, butter side up.
7. Place the tray in the oven and bake for 1 hour.
8. If there is more than one tray, 30 minutes into the cooking, swap the trays to ensure even cooking.
9. Allow them to cook till they well done and dry.
10. Once out of the oven, allow them to cool down to room temperature.
11. Store in an air-tight container.
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Hi, i’m nuts about DIY and have a hearty dislike of most things store bought. i feel this should work with homemade bread/buns. Going to try soon. i’ll be using organic wholewheat flour, honey and unrefined sea salt, topped with pastured butter to max the nutrition. I might even try soaking the dough and bake a sourdough bread, even more nutritious!! Hope it’ll be good without the tea, for the record, i’m not a tea/coffee drinker.
To those who are, please be aware that non organic tea is very high in fluoride!!
I made it the way you mention, and it turned out fine. However, I find that Hawaiian sweet rolls work great for me, because the rolls are already sweet. No need to add sugar on the top. I also do not butter my rolls since I don’t want butter in my tea 🙂 I think about your show every time I dip my rusk in my tea and send you a silent thank you.
I use the hamburger buns since they are shaped like biscotti/rusk.
Hi JS,
Wow…we never thought about the Hawaiian sweet rolls. That sounds like a fantastic idea. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for an awesome and superquick recipe. However I have a quick question: the Rusk came out great but really under-sweetened.. I guess I used too little sugar. Is there a way to fix it now? can i put some more sugar and re-bake it?
thanks,
Hi Divyaa,
I don’t think you can re-bake them. The sugar mixes with the butter and cooks into the bread. If you add it now, it will just sit on top and probably burn.
Thank You/
Hi
I tried this at home yesterday!I cant believe it is so easy and the taste is just the same as store bought or even better!
Thank you so much for this post!
hi hetal and anuja, i tried the recipe for the tea rusks,they turned out beautifully and soooo easy to make .my family just loved them especially my husband.any luck with the recipe for dried chikoo burfi r halwa?keep up the good work and look forward to your recipe e-mails
cheers
kamla(nz)
this is great, you can also substitute little salt and fresh ground cumin instead of the sugar too
Ladies,I love rusk and it is pretty expensive here in Indian grocery stores. This recipe is so simple. I just got a few packets of hamburger buns. These are fresh. So, would you suggest that I wait a few days before making rusk or can I start right away? Thank You
Even before, you replied I went ahead and tried it out. I just could not wait! The rusks came out very well. Thank You for the wonderful recipe
Hey Hetal,
The rusk came out very delicious. I made the recipe out of Hot Dog wheat buns. You are simply great.. :}
Praveena
i made tea rusk from the italian baugette beacuse in our grocery store in uk bus are expensive and baugette are very cheap so tried oh they turned excellent smell delicioius with butter and sugar,same we get in india.love u both
Hi Anuja & Hetal
can i make this recipe in the microwava? pls suggest me. because i don’t have oven.
Hi Aditi,
Honestly, we have never tried making rusk in the microwave. However, we do know that bread can be dehydrated in the microwave (for breadcrumbs, for example) so it may work. You can try it out on one or two buns and see if it comes out ok.
hi hethal& anuja
i watch ur site regularly GOOD JOB i live in canada my father coming from india he always take rusk daily morning with tea so ur thanx for help me to tell this reciepes what i just wany to know may i use margarine instead of butter.plz reply soon .one thing more plz one of from both of u use hindi to explain becoz sometime i cant understand what u saying or it will make wide cirle of your fans
thanx both of u to spend time for us
Hi Harjinder,
Yes, you can use margarine. May we suggest, butter is a healthier option.
hello anuja
thanx to reply me so quick sorry i have one more question i forgett yesterday i have pizza tray can i use it to toast rusk becaz ihave not baking tray at time plz tell me thank you so much
Hi Harjinder,
Yes, you can.
wat a bullsit recipie is this this is not a perfect rusk recipie.
I tried Focaccio bread it came out well.Can I try the same recipe with wheat flour? Keep up good work.
Hi Vandana,
Apparently, it can be done, we personally have never tried it. Let us know if you do, would love some feedback 🙂
Sure Anuja.I’ll try this weekend and let you know.
I tried with wheat flour and it was not as spongy as focaccio bread.I believe something needs to added or omitted.Just thought of droping a line.
Hello ladies ,
I love all your recipes . My kids love to eat the rusk but I am always trying DIY. I started making ladi paw at home . Can these rusks be made from paw or home made breads ?
Hi Kriti,
Absolutely! Any kind of bread can be dried up and made into rusks. You will have to check on the cooking time as it will depend on how thin you slice the paos.
If you have a great recipe for Ladi Pao, would you be willing to share with us…we are experimenting with it these days. If you are ok, please email it to us : showmethecurry@gmail.com.
Thanks and Happy Cooking!
First of all let me thank you both Anuja and Hetal for your help.I have made so many recipes and they turn out to well.If you know to make whole wheat bread please post it,no hurry though.Take your time.Yes you guys do add pinch of spice to people who watches or makes your recipes.God Bless.
Hi Vandana,
Thanks for your feedback, we have some fun breads coming up (wheat we’ll do another time 🙂 )
Hello Hetal and Anuja,
Too good and very easy to make. First time when i made it i made only one tray and it’s gone in 1 hr and since then i made it couple of times. Thanks once again coz my daughter [8 years old] she loves it.
hi dear Hetal/ Anuja,
hope you both are doing well.
we like many of your recipes, also this one. we tried & got good result.
also we tried to give it slightly Italian flavor. repeated all same steps except adding pinch of italian herbs (seasoning) OR garlic powder and 2-3 drops of olive oil. turned out very tasty & one of favorite snack of my hubby.
THANKS for this wonderful Idea…
one request : i would be very thankful if you could post the recipe of dum aloo.
regards & love
Sadhana, Jeddah, KSA
Hi Sandhya,
Glad you and your husband enjoyed the rusk. We have a video for healthy Dum Aloo coming up this month so stay tuned!
Hi hetal and Anuja,,,,
today I tried rusk….it was amazing!!!!But just one thing that I bake it for 1 hr ..it was crispy but I didn’t get the same color as u have…so I put it on broil for 5 -7 minutes…and its all done!!!!!!!
Thank you so much,
Shailee
You guys are doing great!!… excellent recipe. So easy, other recipes out on the net start off from scratch (flour, yeast, etc), which is scary!
I love u’r site for its simplicity 🙂
Thanks,
Girija
I tried these and they came out GREAT – be sure not to burn or it will ruin the entire batch. Next time I will try sprinkling a bit of powdered anise for even more flavor. Thanks for a wonderful recipe – you ladies ROCK!
So I made these again (first batch ran out pretty quick), but this time I used Dinner rolls (big bag from Costco). You HAVE to try this – they came out just awesome, so much flavor (I did add a light sprinkle of anise powder). Held up better in the Chai too, since they are firmer than the hamburger buns. I could not stop eating…
Thanks for the tip Tara! Will surely get us a big bag of dinner rolls from Costco for our next batch.
thank u
Hi,
Today i tried this me n my husband really liked it.
thanks n thanks n thanks…
nupur
I tried this and came out very well..thanks a lot…
This recipe is gr8….I tried n it came very tasty….many of my frnds liked it n took the recipe
Hi Hetal
Thank you. Can’t wait to make them.
Sujatha
WOW! thanks for this recipe. I love rusks… m gonna make these soon. thanks again!
sorry, same as the bread 275 deg.
sujatha
Hi Anuja and Hetal
Thaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaank Yoooooooooooooooou.
Can’t wait to try them. My daughter loves her bun with milk. I am pretty sure she will love this one.
You know i was waiting to ask you about how to make khari biscuit for tea. After seeing your rusk idea, I am wondering will it be possible to make kari biscuit with phyllo pastry sheets.
Just take 3 or 4 sheets, spread butter and sprinkle with cummin. Cut them into desired stripes and put in the oven, same as the break 275 deg. What do u think ladies. Will it work?
sujatha
Hi Sujatha,
My mom makes khari biscuits with Puff Pastry sheets. Phyllo sheets will probably be too thin and crispy. Pillsbury makes the Puff Pastry sheets and they are available in the freezer section where all the desserts are kept. Just follow the directions on the box for the baking time and temperature. You can even add the cumin and lightly roll it into the dough, cut them into strips and bake.
Hi Hetal & Anuja,
I looked this recipe..gr8 post..i have been watching ur videos from long time.. and to be frank i learnt cooking tasty food after following ur recipes..U both r doing gr8 job..
In UK we get baps which are like buns only..i was wondering can use them for making rusk? I use those for Pav bhaji..
Hi Seema,
So glad to hear that you are finding ShowMeTheCurry useful! We have never used the baps buns you are referring to, but as long as they are plain bread with a little bit of thickness (more than sliced white bread), they should work just fine. If you are really unsure, you can experiment with just a few of them to see if it works before you try a whole batch.
Hi Hetal..
Thanku soo much for the reply..I will definately try..
Hi Hetal and Anuja,
I tried making tea rusk, I followed all your instructions carefully, they became crispy but not brown.I was wondering how you ppl got brown colour to them.Do I need to add anything else to get brown colour?
The rusk will only get brown while the oven is on. If you turn the oven off before they get brown and then keep them inside, they will dry out and become crispy but will remain white.
Hi Hetal,
Thanks for the reply..
Hi just to let you know, that in the UK baps are just another name for buns!! They are both the same thing xx
hi,
your recipes&tips r really great.I tried lasagna and my family loved it.can u pls send me the recipe for homemade applepie.
keep sending more recipes,the how-to video really makes it easy for us to try the recipes without worrying.
Keep it up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
great and easy recipes,can u tell me the recipe for applepie.
thanx
Can brown bread b used instead of buns ?
thk u !!!!!!U guys rock …..
We use buns because of their thickness. As the bun dehydrates, the size becomes smaller. If you use regular thinly sliced bread, it may become too thin and then fall apart when you dip it into the tea. To answer your question, yes, even regular bread will work, but buns work (and taste) better.
Hi,
I made it using whole grain slide bread and it came out awesome…I put little bit more sugar though…
hope it helps!
Can bread be used in place of buns? Thanks!
Buns taste a little different than regular bread. Also, they are thicker and hold up better when dipped in tea.
Is this the hamburger buns that you are showing? if not what is the name and where will you get these ? in indian store or in regular american grocery?
Yes, these are hamburger buns. They can be bought at any grocery store. Make sure they do not have any toppings on them.
Enjoy!
Thanks Anuja. Yes I was watching with out the volume(at work) and so i was not sure what bun it is.
I made this yesterday and everybody in my family loved it. Thank you so much for both of you. My daughter who is 11 year old told me that she is going to try this rusk with hot salsa.
You both are very friendly and i am getting the reply right a way for my questions. Thanks a Lot!
Hi,
Thank you very much for this excellent recepi…
i want to try out this…
can u tell me where can i find the baking tray… and for which other veg. recepies i can use that?
The baking Trays are available at most grocery stores or kitchen appliance store. In the US, they can be bought at Walmarts, Targets, Krogers, Bed Bath and Beyond etc.
Hope that helps/
Hi
Anuja n Hetal
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thanks
Nupur
Thanks, Nupur, for all your feedback and support! We will keep your suggestion in mind.
Take care!
Superb!!! I’ll definitely try this, thanks you very much.
hi hetal and anuja,
i would like to try this recepi out. as i was looking for it. as my husband needs tea rusk with tea everyday.
thanks so much for the recepi.keep up the good work ladies.
Excellent! I love these rusks. I will definitely make them. Thank you so much for such an easy recipe.
For butter, do you recommend salted or unsalted butter?
unsalted
Hi Pinal,
Really, any type of butter will do. The combination of a little bit of salt and a little bit of sugar is not such a bad thing. If however, you are sensitive to salt, you can use unsalted.
Awesome recipe!!! I was looking for it for so long. Thanks
Hii,
my kid loves tea rusk…thank u for showing how to make at home.
Very Nice ladies. U r doing a greaaaaaaaat job. Keep it up.
Sorry… forgot to say great post – can’t wait to read your next one!
Very Nice ladies. U r doing a greaaaaaaaat job. Keep it up.