So when we were at Countdown, he also picked a recipe there. It's Chocolate dipped Anzac biscuits but we omitted the Chocolate dipping part.
This activity was great because Noel gets to read the recipe, and him and Abel got to roll the mixture into balls before the balls were flatten with a fork.
Below, they were very pleased with their own work.
Yummy, crunchy Anzac biscuits.
Here's the recipe that I use:
1 cup rolled oats
1 cup flour
125g butter
1/2 tsp baking soda
3/4 cup dessicated coconut
3/4cup soft brown sugar
2 Tbsp golden syrup
2 Tbsp boiling water
Method:
1. Preheat oven to 180 c. Line a baking tray with baking paper.
2. Combine the rolled oats, coconut, flour and soft brown sugar in a large mixing bowl.
3. Melt the butter and golden syrup together. Dissolve the baking soda in the boiling water and add to the butter mixture. Pour into the dry ingredients and mix together.
4. Roll tablespoons of mixture into balls. Place on the tray and flatten with a fork.
5. Bake for 10-12 minutes, until golden. Remove from the oven.
This recipe indicates that it makes 24 biscuits. We had more than that as the balls that the boys rolled were not uniformed in size.
Also note that baking time varies with oven. As this is a new oven for me, it took me a long time to figure out the time required to bake it.
what is anzac ah?
ReplyDeleteTechnically, ANZAC stands for Australian New Zealand Army Corps. The two Country Army fought in Gallipoli in the first world war. In Australia and NZ, Anzac day is celebrated to commemorate the war veterans. According to some literatures, the wives of the soldiers used to make the above biscuits (note the recipe did not have egg) so the biscuits can travel the distance to Gallipoli. That's where the biscuits got its name. In Australia, there is an Act that protect the term Anzac and that the Anzac biscuit can never be called a cookie. see http://www.dva.gov.au/COMMEMS_OAWG/COMMEMORATIONS/PROTECTION_OF_ANZAC/Pages/acceptable%20uses.aspx
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