Anzac biscuits are very popular in Australia and New Zealand and are typically made for morning or afternoon tea and on Anzac day 26 April.
Anzac day commemorates the sacrifice of Australian and new Zealand soldiers in WW I in Gallipoli. Read a bit about it very interesting history .
The biscuits themselves are made from Oats and butter and golden Syrup can be baked to be chewy or crisp depending on how you like them. I used to make them in hundreds when i worked for aged care in Sydney with a bomb proof recipe which worked very well. This recipe will make you about 40, but you can easily multiply by10/20 time to make it bulk qtys.
Flour 300 g
Oats120 g
Dessicated coconut 75 p
Sugar350 g
Golden syrup 100 g
Butter 250 g
Water 25 g
Baking soda/ Soda bicarb 10 g
The method is really simple.
Mix all the dry ingredients together.
Mix soda with water and dissolve it. Dont be tempted to add more otherwise will taste terrible and soapy.
Melt butter and golden syrup gently. You can replace half the golden syrup with some manuka honey for a twist on the flavor which is quite nice.
Make small balls and place on a tray lined with baking paper
Bake in preheated oven for 8-9 mins and let them cool down on the tray.
If you like your anzac biscuits a bit crisper then pop them back in the oven as its cooling in down for another 5 mins but not right away otherwise they will burn.
Mel is one of my co workers in my current workplace at Opal aged care and works as a helper/assistant in one of our dining rooms. Sometimes if ive been nice to her she gets me one of these Cookies, which are amazing. She also says her Nonna makes the best foccacia in the world, and on that point we agree to disagree.
These are like an anzac biscuit on steriods, lots of dry fruit and nut and very very yum..
Dry ingredients
Oats 300 g
plain flour 300g
dessicated coconut- 250 g
white sugar- 175 g
dried apricots chopped-125 g
raisins-125 g
macadamia or almonds- 1/2 cup
Wet ingredients
butter chopped -150 g
golden syrup or honey- 40 g
baking soda/ bicarb- 8 g
boiling water- 40 g
line three trays with baking paper and preheat your oven to 160 C.
combine all the dry ingredients.
melt butter and syrup together.Add baking soda to the boiling water and mix with butter.
addthe wet to the dry (as easy as that).
roll into small balls and keep apart on the baking tray.
Bake for about 20 minutes till the edges are browned and cool down on the tray .
Drizzle with extra dark bitter chocolate if you want to be extra wicked !!
That’s our Mel
stories of foods from the world over, laced with a hint of sarcasm and some black humour, its not for everyone, but then never was meant to be..
Anzac biscuits are very popular in Australia and New Zealand and are typically made for morning or afternoon tea and on Anzac day 26 April.
