Jump to Recipe Jump to Video Print Recipe

Rate

5 from 4 votes

One way to salvage stale bread and extend its shelf life is to turn them into bread crackers (roti Kok). No waste of food and never get stuck with leftover bread again.

Best serve with hot coffee or tea, they taste great and it doesn’t get simpler than this.

Bread Crackers

Bread Rusk

Bread rusk is a  twice-baked bread and a good way to use up leftover bread in many cultures. If you have some stale bread lying around, you can transform it into a tasty snack by toasting it until golden on both sides and then sprinkling it with cinnamon sugar or topping it with jam. Here’s our strawberry jam for you to try.

They were once commonly used in Europe as traveling food and were often sold as souvenirs. They are also eaten in many European countries as a snack or dessert and around the world. The name “rusk” comes from the Dutch word roskam, which means “to dry out.”

This recipe is a version commonly sold in Malaysia for a cheap price and can be found in every corner of the country.

Tips:
Baking time may vary, and fresher bread takes a longer time to dry out, adjust accordingly. For extra crispy crackers, bake longer at a lower temperature.

CHINESE VERSION: 酥脆牛油糖面包干(Roti Kok)

 

Bread Crackers / Bread Rusk (Roti Kok) | MyKitchen101en

Yield: 6 pieces

Ingredients:

  • 6 pieces bread
  • 6 tbsps butter or margarine
  • 6 tsps coarse sugar
 

Instructions:

1 Spread butter or margarine on bread, and sprinkle with a generous amount of coarse sugar.

Bread Crackers
Bread Crackers
 

2 Cut into smaller pieces for easy storing when done.

Bread Crackers

3 Bake in a 110°C oven for 1 hour and 30 minutes or until crisp. Bake at 130°C if you prefer golden brown crackers. Baking time may vary, adjust accordingly.

Bread Crackers

4 Dunking the crackers in hot coffee is one way to enjoy them.

Bread Crackers
Bread Crackers

Bread Crackers / Bread Rusk (Roti Kok)

One way to salvage stale bread and extend its shelf life is to turn them into bread crackers (roti Kok). No waste of food and never get stuck with leftover bread again.

Rate

5 from 4 votes
Print Recipe Pin Recipe
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 40 minutes
Course Snack
Cuisine Worldwide
Servings 6 pieces
Calories 193 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

  • 6 pieces bread
  • 6 tbsps butter or margarine
  • 6 tsps coarse sugar

Instructions
 

  • Spread butter or margarine on bread, sprinkle with generous amount of coarse sugar.
    Bread Crackers
  • Cut into smaller piece for easy storing when done.
    Bread Crackers
  • Bake in a 110°C oven for 1 hour and 30 minutes or until crisp. Bake at 130°C if you prefer golden brown bread crackers. Baking time may vary, adjust accordingly.
    Bread Crackers
  • Dunking the crackers in hot coffee is one way to enjoy them.
    Bread Crackers

Video

Notes

This recipe yields 6 pieces of rusk.
The nutritional value for reference is for 1 piece of rusk. 

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories: 193kcalCarbohydrates: 17gProtein: 3gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.5gCholesterol: 30mgSodium: 223mgPotassium: 43mgFiber: 1gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 350IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 38mgIron: 1mg
Keyword bread crackers, bread rusk, roti kok, rusk
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

Rate this recipe

Click to rate