Recipe - Anzac Biscuits

Growing up, I had a mother and grandmother that cooked insanely. From a pantry stocked with food, to the end of the month when all that was left was noodles, a few eggs and what ever was hidden behind the milk - both ladies could create a feast.......

Anzac stands for Australian, New Zealand Army Corps that fought in Gallipoli and Turkey during WW1 - we celebrate this memorial day on the 25th of April every year. These biscuits were made and sent over seas to the boys, and were created to have a long shelf life --- they are as Australian as Vegemite.

Easy to make!


ANZAC BISCUITS
Anzac biscuits are believed to be a variation of a traditional Scottish oatmeal biscuit sent to the soldiers by their family during World War 1 They were not given the name ANZAC biscuits until after the war and they were sold to raise money to help returned soldiers.

1 cup rolled oats
1 cup plain flour
1 cup sugar (can use brown)
3/4 cup coconut
125g (4oz) butter
2 tablespoons golden syrup
1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
1 tablespoon boiling water

Combine oats, flour, sugar and coconut. Combine butter and golden syrup, stir over gentle heat till melted. Mix soda with boiling water, add to melted butter, will fizz up, stir into dry ingredients. Place tablespoonfuls of mixture on lightly greased oven tray allow room for spreading, cook in slow oven 20 minutes. Loosen while warm , then cool on  trays.


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