Angel's Kiss Rusks & Cookies

Angel's Kiss Rusks & Cookies The Best Artisan Baked Rusks & Naturally Brewed Ginger Beer in South Africa Dad has always loved the kitchen (mom not so much). He’s a fisherman turned baker!

Angel’s Kiss is a family conceptualized, owned and run business…by Dad, Mom and Angel. Funnily enough he doesn’t have a sweet tooth, or bone in his body (just his great big heart). Both in the IT industry, not getting younger and newly married we bought a small General Dealer’s Store in Witsand, Breede River mouth in 2003 - while on honeymoon. Any shop owner will tell you, no matter how much milk

you order, it’s either way too little or way too much. Considering the wrath of a customer who hasn’t had their morning cuppa it’s best to err on the side of too much. Small shops in tiny towns don’t have the luxury of returning expired stock; so, ever creative in the kitchen, Dad learnt to make buttermilk. But what do you do with litres and litres of buttermilk in a town with some 300 (mostly retired) permanent residents? Fortunately, the shop also had a bakery and Dad had learnt how to bake the BEST BREAD EVER, rolls, milk tart, lemon meringue, croissants and Chelsea buns. I guess it was looking at those loaves of bread that inspired him to invent his buttermilk rusk recipe. And best of all – rusks do not expire (not within hours or days anyway.) Angel was about 3 years old – perfect rusk munching age! She claimed his rusks to be “the yummiest rusks ever Daddy”. So we put some packets in the shop, and our favourite customers gave him the thumbs up too. They made suggestions – a breakfast rusk for something in the tummy before having to swallow a handful of pills, getting old ain’t for sissies. Then we heard spreading peanut butter on the rusks adds that little bit extra protein, flavour and fills the tummy just right. So our artisan and ever helpful baker created a Peanut Butter rusk, it’s not on top – it’s inside. After 7 years of shop-keeping, it was time for a change. And so it was decided. Angel would taste and inspire. Dad would develop recipes and bake. Mom would sell and deliver (with Angel in tow of course). Dad named his creations after his inspiration – and Angel’s Kiss was born. As we gathered outlets and sales improved (mostly due to the cute little girl, no doubt) our horizons expanded, and so did our dreams. Our first, and now oldest, customer is Dassiesfontein Farmstall (on the N2 between Caledon and Botrivier). About a year later Checkers fortuitously ran their Homemade Supplier Programme and we were lucky enough (and delicious enough) to be selected as a supplier under their Home Bakes Programme. Around this time we made a decision to relocate to a more centralised location and fell in love with the most beautiful, but derelict and neglected small holding in Wilderness Heights. And so the fantasy was complete. First priority was building a bakery on the homestead. This is where dad still bakes, and is now experimenting with new recipes designed less along the traditional lines and more along the lines of organic, superfood, banting, vegan, wheat-free, sugar free…..the playing continues. Ofcourse, finding a way to do this and still produce affordable rusks is his greatest challenge of the moment. Other activities on the homestead revolve around becoming a self-sustaining, holistic, organic farm, homestead and bakery. Good, old fashioned, real, whole food, affordable rusks are in our future somewhere (and hopefully yours too).

Some years ago I was packing the rusks and Mom had come to visit (read check we hadn't lost the plot). In her wisdom sh...
14/07/2023

Some years ago I was packing the rusks and Mom had come to visit (read check we hadn't lost the plot). In her wisdom she'd always watch quietly and gently, observe and absorb every detail and then either leave with a half baked idea in her head, or ask some (often too close to the bone) questions.

On this occasion she sat in the bakery and watched every move...including me packing rusks for about 3 or 4 hours.

As we were cleaning and tidying up she says to me..."do you always hug every packet before you seal it?"

"Well I guess so. But actually I'm making sure to get as much air out of the packet as possible"

Mom passed just 3 weeks ago. But this memory of her absolute trust and belief in my ability to love and give everything possible will remain with me forever. So will the look of relief on her face when she realised I hadn't completely lost the plot.

And suddenly I saw a teddy bear . . . Do you see him too?
19/06/2023

And suddenly I saw a teddy bear . . .
Do you see him too?

Every morning, the view from the Bakery window makes me catch my breath and gives me reason to pause for a moment; absor...
19/06/2023

Every morning, the view from the Bakery window makes me catch my breath and gives me reason to pause for a moment; absorb the beauty and say Thank You.

Baking rusks can teach one a lot about life. This week's lesson has been in the power of mindfulness and finding that p...
16/06/2023

Baking rusks can teach one a lot about life.

This week's lesson has been in the power of mindfulness and finding that perfect mix between art, science, efficiency, method, feel, touch, taking time and giving love, creating and producing.

The recipes are precise and ingredients must be weighed on a digital scale, the eggs must be beaten just enough - but not so long they collapse, timing is critical - but the panning must be done gently as if time is non-existent. Rush it, and the rusks don't rise.

Yummy Buttermilk Rusks in the making. As the lucky baker I get to steal one for breakfast. In about 90 mins they'll be...
29/05/2023

Yummy Buttermilk Rusks in the making. As the lucky baker I get to steal one for breakfast. In about 90 mins they'll be fresh out of the oven, warm, soft, and just as yummy as when I dunk them in my afternoon tea later this afternoon.

Another beautiful day and another gorgeous batch of Angel's Kiss Rusks in the mixer. There's no recipe for life. Even baking is part recipe, part art and part love. We all have to craft our own masterpiece.

Someone asked about broken rusks awhile ago. Many have been asking how we cope with loadshedding. I've been thinking per...
22/05/2023

Someone asked about broken rusks awhile ago. Many have been asking how we cope with loadshedding.
I've been thinking perhaps we need to expand the business...greater volumes will help keep the prices down.
Today I realised....we have almost zero breakages or waste and we cope with load shedding because we decided to keep it small, personal and handcrafted.
I have been temporarily promoted from deliveries/driver to Baker. Having Gus peering over my shoulder was nerve wracking, but reminded me why our product is so good.
" Do it like this, it mixes better", "Do it like that, the texture will be better", " Careful not to break the dough", "Be gentle, don't let them collapse."
And, ofcourse, to shatter my nerves completely....Angel herself popping in for quality checks. "When Dad does it.....".
Hope I pass the final exam tomorrow when she packs them.

So proud I could bust. More than 13 years and everyone still gives their heart and soul to make sure every batch is as good as humanly possible, every day, everytime.
🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷

Genuinely made by hand, with love, by us, in our bakery, on the farm.

Spent a lot of time in this little van the last few days. Back from Cape Town last night, just in time to ensure Checke...
11/05/2023

Spent a lot of time in this little van the last few days. Back from Cape Town last night, just in time to ensure Checkers & Spars in Plettenberg Bay get beautiful fresh rusks today.

Baked with love by Angus Kirkman at all sorts of weird times of the day and night to accommodate loadshedding. Packed with care by Angel as soon as they're dry, and delivered asap by me.

11/07/2022

Loadshedding and rusk baking make for a lousy combination!

06/04/2022

We couldn't have chosen a more perfect or beautiful day for deliveries to Mossel Bay yesterday.

24/12/2021

Hi all, we at Angel's Kiss would like to take this opertunity to wish you one and all a happy festive season and may we all be blessed with a prosperous new year!

13/12/2021

This time of year is always inspiring at Angel's Kiss. I do the deliveries, and it's hard work.

The weather ranging from hot, humid and muggy to dry and roasting. Every delivery bay is jam-packed with delivery trucks....pantechnicons, large trucks, bakkies and caddys like ours.....and there's a constant hum of the fridge trucks, voices, general business while we each wait our turn.

It's strictly on a first come, first received basis. So, if I'm lucky there's another caddy in front of me, if I arrive to see a Coke truck or huge Checkers truck....I know we're looking at a few hours.

But the people are the life and soul of my days. The sense of comraderie as we help eachother unload, jostle our vehicles to make space for eachother, shift pallets and then keep eachother encouraged with stories, jokes and the wry sense of humour only veterans understand is phenomenal. It makes me proud to to be human, proud to be South African and proud to have the privilege of sharing time and space with this wonderful part of society. They have taught me so much over the years.

We could all take a leaf out of this book.
Be kind, be patient, help eachother through pain, frustration and discomfort. We're all in this together, we're all working for the greater good. Together we can make life beautiful, even when we're weary or feeling disparaged, hot, bothered and irritable.

You'll be amazed just how powerful a friendly face, a smile, a hand, a brief connection to another soul can be.

Spotted @ . They made it possible for us to follow our dream with their homebakes initiative 9 years ago...
23/06/2021

Spotted @ . They made it possible for us to follow our dream with their homebakes initiative 9 years ago...

11/05/2021

Oooops. We've been too busy playing on the farm and baking to keep this page updated.

Please fell free to message us - I'll be online just about full time getting this page updated.

Tomorrow - Wednesday - I'll have a price list ready for you all .

Thank you for your patience while this page gets regenerated and restored

Food and Ingredients can be such a hot (and contentious) topic these days. Like our lives, we try to keep everything ba...
19/11/2020

Food and Ingredients can be such a hot (and contentious) topic these days. Like our lives, we try to keep everything basic, simple, healthy and delicious.

Good old fashioned Buttermilk rusks, filled with good old fashioned goodness.
17/11/2020

Good old fashioned Buttermilk rusks, filled with good old fashioned goodness.

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We couldn't have chosen a more perfect or beautiful day for deliveries to Mossel Bay yesterday.
Hi all, we at Angel's Kiss would like to take this opertunity to wish you one and all a happy festive season and may we all be blessed with a prosperous new year!
This time of year is always inspiring at Angel's Kiss. I do the deliveries, and it's hard work.

The weather ranging from hot, humid and muggy to dry and roasting. Every delivery bay is jam-packed with delivery trucks....pantechnicons, large trucks, bakkies and caddys like ours.....and there's a constant hum of the fridge trucks, voices, general business while we each wait our turn.

It's strictly on a first come, first received basis. So, if I'm lucky there's another caddy in front of me, if I arrive to see a Coke truck or huge Checkers truck....I know we're looking at a few hours.

But the people are the life and soul of my days. The sense of comraderie as we help eachother unload, jostle our vehicles to make space for eachother, shift pallets and then keep eachother encouraged with stories, jokes and the wry sense of humour only veterans understand is phenomenal. It makes me proud to to be human, proud to be South African and proud to have the privilege of sharing time and space with this wonderful part of society. They have taught me so much over the years.

We could all take a leaf out of this book.
Be kind, be patient, help eachother through pain, frustration and discomfort. We're all in this together, we're all working for the greater good. Together we can make life beautiful, even when we're weary or feeling disparaged, hot, bothered and irritable.

You'll be amazed just how powerful a friendly face, a smile, a hand, a brief connection to another soul can be.
Spotted @ . They made it possible for us to follow our dream with their homebakes initiative 9 years ago...
Oooops. We've been too busy playing on the farm and baking to keep this page updated.

Please fell free to message us - I'll be online just about full time getting this page updated.

Tomorrow - Wednesday - I'll have a price list ready for you all .

Thank you for your patience while this page gets regenerated and restored
Food and Ingredients can be such a hot (and contentious) topic these days. Like our lives, we try to keep everything basic, simple, healthy and delicious.
Good old fashioned Buttermilk rusks, filled with good old fashioned goodness.
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