Anzac Biscuits. It is said that the wives of soldiers came up with the original Anzac Biscuits using ingredients such that the biscuits stayed fresh for the weeks it took to. The army biscuit, also known as an Anzac wafer or Anzac tile, is essentially a long shelf-life, hard tack biscuit, eaten as a substitute for bread. Unlike bread, though, the biscuits are very, very hard. I have tried a few different Anzac biscuit recipes and this one has the best balanced list of ingredients of all. The only downside is that the indicated cooking time will give very tough brittle cookies.

These iconic biscuits were originally made to send to the ANZACs (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) serving in Gallipoli. I'm sharing with you how to make ANZAC biscuits which are a popular New Zealand and Australian biscuit with important history. Australia, where they had their origin back in World War I. You can cook Anzac Biscuits using 8 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Anzac Biscuits

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

Legend has it that wives and mothers would mail them to their soldiers in ANZAC — the. Anzac biscuits are a traditional Australasian treat hailing from the World War I era. These biscuits were popular for their relatively cheap ingredients and long shelf life. These awesome Anzac biscuits can be made crunchy or chewy - however you like them.

Anzac Biscuits instructions

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

I've never successfully made Anzac biscuits before but my family and neighbours raved about these. I have made many Anzac biscuit recipes over the year but decided to try this one today. I've tried a few recipes for Anzac biscuits and this is the best one in terms of flavour and texture. See more ideas about Anzac biscuits, Biscuits, Biscuit recipe. ANZAC are deliciously crispy traditional Australian biscuits with rolled oats and coconut, which have been famous since WWI.