Japanese Rusk- Crispy Sweet Toast

Okay, I kind of struggled to name this post because… Crispy sweet toast?! But that’s basically what it is. A popular Japanese snack where a baguette or other type (usually french) of bread is thinly sliced and twice baked with a topping of sugar, butter, and perhaps some fancy fruity flavor. Today I made a rusk with the classic sugar and butter topping.

This treat is crispy, buttery, sugary, and delicious. Sure it might be a bit fattening, but it’s sooo worth it! Bread makes you fat?! – Scott Pilgrim… and me. I made 12 slices and my husband and I finished it off in like… 5 minutes. To be fair, I shared the other 3 slices (without butter and sugar) with my kids… heh heh. They never knew that what I was eating was any different from theirs. Mmm, mom this bread is so crispy! Yum! Yeah kids, so good right?

It is irresistible and you definitely won’t be able to stop at one. You’ll probably finish it off and then go and make some more. Good thing you only use a portion of the baguette. You can just turn around and make another batch pronto.

Can I be honest with you? It looks like I’m about to have a friend over for some tea and a nice chat. What really happened was my kids immediately took all of the raspberries after I put my camera down, my husband came home for lunch and snacked on the rest, and I drank both cups of tea because husband doesn’t like that unsweetened stuff. But can we pretend like I had a nice tea time with a friend?

Alisa

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1 Japanese Rusk- Crispy Sweet Toast

1.1 Ingredients 1x2x3x

1.2 Order Supplies Online

1.3 Instructions

1.4 Notes

1.5 Nutrition

1.6 Related posts:

Japanese Rusk- Crispy Sweet Toast

A buttery, sweet, crispy toasted snack.

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Course Dessert

Cuisine Japanese

Servings 12 pieces

Calories 98 kcal

Ingredients

  

1x2x3x

• 12 slices baguette 1/4″-1/2″ thickness
• 2 T butter melted
• 2.5 T sugar

Order Supplies Online

Measuring Cups and Spoons Set

Teak Wood Cutting Board Set

Japanese Knife Set

Baking Sheet Pans

Glass Mixing Bowls W/ Lids

Pastry Brush Set

Instructions

 

• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.
• Cut 12, 1/4″-1/2″ slices from baguette . Keep the rest of the baguette for another use. Place on cooking sheet and bake for 15 minutes (keep an eye on them, as ovens bake at different rates. Don’t let it burn!).
• While bread is toasting, melt butter and stir in sugar. A good way to do this is by using a double broiler, but I just used the microwave.
• Remove bread from oven and brush with butter/sugar mixture. Return to oven for another 10-15 minutes. If desired, sprinkle with additional sugar after removing from oven. Cool and eat.

Notes

I did a quick pass under the boiler to get a little more color. You can use more slices if you put less butter/sugar on each one. 

Adapted from cookpad.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Japanese Rusk- Crispy Sweet Toast

Amount per Serving

Calories

98

% Daily Value*

Fat

 

1

g

2

%

Saturated Fat

 

1

g

6

%

Polyunsaturated Fat

 

1

g

Monounsaturated Fat

 

1

g

Cholesterol

 

1

mg

0

%

Sodium

 

199

mg

9

%

Potassium

 

39

mg

1

%

Carbohydrates

 

19

g

6

%

Fiber

 

1

g

4

%

Sugar

 

3

g

3

%

Protein

 

3

g

6

%

Vitamin A

 

4

IU

0

%

Calcium

 

28

mg

3

%

Iron

 

1

mg

6

%

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

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