Cake Rusks

Ingredients:

Butter 100 grams
Eggs 3
All-purpose flour (maida) 8 tbsp
Baking powder 1 tsp
Caster sugar 8 tbsp leveled 
Vanilla essence 1 tsp


Method:

1. Preheat oven at 180° C. Sieve all-purpose flour and baking powder thrice in a bowl.
2. In a clean separate bowl, beat butter, vanilla essence and caster sugar till creamy. 
3. Now beat on low speed and add egg one at a time followed by 1 tbsp of sieved all-purpose flour and baking powder. 
4. Grease a 8 by 8 square baking tray with oil, dust it with the flour. Pour the batter in it and let it bake for 15-18 minutes till done.
5. When cooled, slice it into long, thick pieces. 
6. Preheat the oven again on 200° C. Arrange the rusks in single layers on baking sheet, bake for another 15-20 minutes or until all moisture dries up. Cool and store in a airtight container. 
7. Serve with tea! :D

Yields: 20 rusks.