ecobites

Making your life greener - one bite at a time.

Anzac biscuits are a traditional Australian biscuit, originating from war times when a recipe was created for wives and mothers who would send these biscuits to their soldiers. The biscuits needed to be something that wouldn't spoil in transit and that were inexpensive to bake.

125g butter
1 tablespoon golden syrup (treacle) / honey
1 teaspoon baking soda /  bicarb soda
1 tablespoon boiling water
1 cup of plain flour
1/2 cup desiccated coconut
1 cup sugar
1 cup rolled oats
1/4 teaspoon salt
few drops of vanilla

Preheat oven to 180C (350F). Grease a baking tray.

Melt the butter and golden syrup in a saucepan over low heat.

Dissolve bicarb soda in the boiling water and add to the butter mixture.

Sift in the flour and salt. Add coconut, sugar, rolled oats and vanilla. Stir to combine.

Drop lumps of mixture onto the baking tray (or roll into balls) and bake for 15 minutes. Cool on trays.

Numbers will depend on the size of the biscuit that you make. They will spread slightly when cooking.