Recipe: Perfect Anzac Biscuits

Anzac Biscuits. Traditional recipe from Australia and New Zealand. I made by recipe except I halved it; turned out very good and invited my neighbor over for hot tea and Anzac biscuits! PEOPLE - STOP CHANGING THE RECIPE !!! The Anzac biscuit is a sweet biscuit, popular in Australia and New Zealand, made using rolled oats, flour, sugar, butter (or margarine), golden syrup, baking soda, boiling water, and (optionally) desiccated coconut. Anzac biscuits have long been associated with the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) established in World War I.

It has been claimed that biscuits were sent by wives. Lightly grease two baking sheets, or line them with parchment paper. Stir together the oats, flour, sugar, salt, and coconut. You can cook Anzac Biscuits using 8 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Anzac Biscuits

1. It's 1 cup of plain flour.
2. You need 1 cup of white sugar.
3. It's 1 cup of dessicated coconut.
4. Prepare 1 cup of rolled oats.
5. You need 4 ounces of margarine.
6. You need 2 tablespoons of golden syrup.
7. Prepare 1 tablespoon of boiling water.
8. It's of I teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda.

Jackie Bramble Robinson Back to Recipe. Put the oats, coconut, flour and sugar in a bowl. Melt the butter in a small pan and stir in the golden syrup. Should Anzac biscuits chewy or crisp??

Anzac Biscuits step by step

1. Pre heat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius (or 160 fan).
2. Mix the flour, oats, sugar and coconut in a thoroughly large bowl.
3. Put the margarine and syrup in a large saucepan.
4. Melt into a liquid without burning..
5. While the margarine and syrup are melting put the boiling water and in a mug and stir in the bicarbonate of soda..
6. When the syrup mix has melted turn off the heat and pour in the bicarbonate of soda mix..
7. It should fizz. Let it fizz for a second then add​ the dry mix and stir it all in with a wooden spoon..
8. Let it cool for a few minutes..
9. While the mix cooling grease and flour two baking sheets..
10. Make 20/25 walnut sized balls on the trays.
11. Cook in the oven for 15 minutes or until golden brown. They will still be soft.
12. Leave them on the tray cool until they go hard..
13. Enjoy with milk.

Apparently, the question of whether Anzac biscuits should be crisp or chewy is a topic of huge debate. 🤷🏻‍♀️. In my world, there's no question. Anzac biscuits should be crispy, crispy, crispy!!! The name of ANZAC biscuits itself refers back to its history. What is the origin of ANZAC biscuits?