Dec 27, 2012

Anzac Biscuits




















Anzac Biscuits

Anzac biscuits are delicious biscuits in Australia and New Zealand. These biscuits are  made of flour, coconut, golden syrup, rolled oats and unsalted butter. Recipe from ‘’ A step by step guide to Breads, Cakes & Slices”.

Makes: 26 Anzac biscuits

Ingredients

Please measure all the ingredients in  standard measuring cup of 250 ml capacity and use same measuring cup to measure flour, sugar, oats and desiccated coconut.

1 cup plain flour (maida)

2/3 cup sugar

 1 cup rolled oats

1 cup desiccated coconut

125 g unsalted butter

¼ cup golden syrup or honey or treacle

½ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda (cooking soda)

1 tablespoon boiling water

Method

Preheat oven (OTG) to moderate heat at 180 * C or 350 * F. Line a 32 x 28 cm biscuit tray / baking tray with baking paper (butter paper).

Sift flour and sugar into large mixing bowl. Add oats and coconut; make a well in the centre.

Combine butter and golden syrup in small pan. Stir over low heat until butter has melted and mixture is smooth; remove from heat. Dissolve soda in boiling water; add immediately to butter mixture. It will foam up instantly. Add butter mixture to dry ingredients. Using a wooden spoon, stir until well combined.

Drop one level tablespoon of mixture at a time onto prepared tray. Flatten gently with fingers, allowing room for spreading (leave 1- inch gap between each biscuit). Bake for 20 minutes or until just browned.

Remove from oven, transfer to wire rack to cool. Store biscuits in an airtight container for upto 3 days.


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