Name: Anzac biscuits
Total time: 35 min
Yield: Makes 20
Cuisine: Australian
Ingredients: 85g porridge oat; 85g desiccated coconut; 100g plain flour; 100g caster sugar; 100g butter plus extra butter for greasing; 1 tbsp golden syrup; 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda

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Anzac biscuits

Anzac biscuits

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Makes 20

Easy

Total time: 35 mins

Takes 35 mins

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These iconic biscuits were originally made to send to the ANZACs (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) serving in Gallipoli

Easily doubled

Easily halved

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Nut-free

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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85g porridge oat
85g desiccated coconut
100g plain flour
100g caster sugar
100g butter

plus extra butter for greasing
1 tbsp golden syrup
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal118
fat7g
saturates5g
carbs13g
sugars6g
fibre1g
protein1g
salt0.28g

Method

step 1

Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Put the oats, coconut, flour and sugar in a bowl. Melt the butter in a small pan and stir in the golden syrup. Add the bicarbonate of soda to 2 tbsp boiling water, then stir into the golden syrup and butter mixture.
step 2

Make a well in the middle of the dry ingredients and pour in the butter and golden syrup mixture. Stir gently to incorporate the dry ingredients.
step 3

Put dessertspoonfuls of the mixture on to buttered baking sheets, about 2.5cm/1in apart to allow room for spreading. Bake in batches for 8-10 mins until golden. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.

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WHAT IS ANZAC DAY?

ANZAC Day–25 April–is probably Australia and New Zealand's most important national occasion. It marks the anniversary of the first major military action fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during the First World War. ANZAC stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, April 2006

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