Buttermilk rusks

Ingredients:
7 cups self-raising flour
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp salt
500g butter, softened
2 cups buttermilk

Method:
1. Combine flour and butter in a bowl using your fingers, then mix in the remaining dry ingredients.
2. In a separate bowl, mix together eggs and buttermilk.
3. Mix buttermilk mixture into the dry ingredients until combined and slightly sticky.
4. Flatten dough onto a baking tray, then bake at 180°C for 30 minutes or until golden brown.
5. Let it cool slightly, then cut into rusk fingers.
6. Place the rusks directly onto oven racks and bake again at 75°C for 5-6 hours, or until is the rusks are dry throughout.