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Anzac biscuits

mildlyindian
World wartime Anzac biscuits are pride of Australia and Newzealand. Here is a humble attempt to try the recipe.
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine Australian, New Zealand

Equipment

  • mixing bowls and spoons.
  • saucepan
  • measuring cups and spoons
  • baking trays

Ingredients
  

Dry ingredients

  • 2 cups oats rolled oats, not instant oats.
  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup unrefined sugar

Wet ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 2 tbsp golden syrup (Bought from the baking section)
  • 2 tsp hot water
  • 1 tsp baking soda

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven at 180 degrees
  • Into a large mixing bowl add the dry ingredients and mix well together.
  • In the sauce pan add the butter and set it at medium heat to melt.
  • As it melts add the golden syrup and stir it in well.
  • In a separate small bowl, mix the baking soda with the hot water.
  • Now pour this into the bubbling mix of butter and golden syrup. Mix well.
  • The wet mixture will now be bubbly and frothy. This is what you need.
  • Remove from heat and pour into the dry ingredients.
  • Using a spoon, genly mix the dry ingrendients with the wet ones.
  • The mixture will be hot so be careful.
  • Spoon small portions on to a cookie tray ( baking tray) and press down gently with the back of a spoon.
  • Leave enough gap between the cookies as they spread while baking.
  • Bake at 180 degrees for 12 minutes.
  • Remove and rest the cookies to cool.
  • The cookies are perfect with a cup of Earl grey tea.

Notes

In most of my recipes, you will not see the use of All-purpose flour. Here I did not want to mess with history. The Sugar used is unrefined granulated sugar and golden syrup a generic one from the baking section of the local supermarket. 
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