Step 1

Preheat oven to 180°C.

Step 2

Mix butter, buttermilk and eggs together in a bowl. In another, larger bowl mix the rest of the ingredients together.

Step 3

Pour wet ingredients into the bowl with the dry ingredients, and mix well.

Step 4

Spoon into a very well greased dish for baking.

Step 5

Bake for an hour until cooked (a skewer comes out clean). If it looks like the honey is causing the top to burn, lower heat. (I should have baked for just over an hour on 160)

Step 6

Allow the mixture to cool completely, remove from the tin and cut into smaller portions.

Step 7

Change oven temperature to 100°C.

Step 8

Place rusks on a rack and place back into the oven to dry out.  Leave door of the oven open slightly to allow moisture to escape. Allow to dry out in the oven for a couple of hours.

Step 9

When cool, store in a fully-sealed container.