Looking for ideas to take to your next potluck? Here we feature treasured recipe fresh from the
faded pages of grandma’s favorite old recipe book along some tried and true favourites. So pull
out the Pyrex, don your aprons and hoist the eggbeater and let’s get cooking Vintage Trailer Style.
Anzac Biscuits
Anzac biscuits are an Australian and New
Zealand classic that have always been
one of my favorite on-the-road snacks.
The name ANZAC comes from the Australian
and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) that was
established in World War I. The story goes that
these “biscuits” were sent over to the soldiers
because they had a long shelf life and would
keep well during their journey by boat.
The term Anzac is protected under Australian
and New Zealand law but there is a general
exemption granted for Anzac biscuits, as long
as these biscuits remain basically true to the
original recipe and are both referred to and
sold as Anzac biscuits and never as cookies.
Ingredients
• 1 cup plain flour
• 1 cup rolled oats (regular
oatmeal) uncooked
• 1 cup desiccated coconut
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 tbsp golden syrup
• 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 2 tbsp boiling water
Method
Combine the flour (sifted), oats, coconut and
sugar in a bowl.
Melt the butter and Golden Syrup in a
saucepan over a low heat.
Mix the bicarbonate of soda with the water
and add to the butter and Golden Syrup.
Pour the liquids into the dry ingredients and
mix well.
Spoon dollops of mixture, about the size of
a walnut shell, onto a greased tin leaving as
much space again between dollops to allow
for spreading.
Bake in a moderate oven, 180C / 350F, for
15-20 minutes.
Cool on a wire rack and seal in airtight
containers.
Tips
The American tablespoon is a little smaller than the British/Australian
tablespoon, so be generous with your Golden Syrup and water.
And never, ever call them ANZAC cookies – please retain their original
and historic name.
Golden Syrup is a form of semi-refined dark-colored sugar syrup often
used in cooking in Britain, Australia and New Zealand and is often sold
in a tin. It can now be purchased in the USA from Walmart online and is
the main ingredient in “Sea Foam” or “honeycomb” candy.
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