Recipe: Appetizing ANZAC biscuits

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These iconic biscuits were originally made to send to the ANZACs (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) serving in Gallipoli.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 7 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of ANZAC biscuits

1. Prepare 1 cup of all purpose flour.
2. You need 1 cup of rolled oats.
3. Prepare 2/3 cup of raw sugar (or brown sugar).
4. Prepare 1 cup of dried desiccated coconut (2/3 cup if fresh).
5. You need 125 g of butter.
6. Prepare 2 Tbs of Golden syrup (can be opted to maple syrup or honey).
7. You need 1/2 tsp of bicarb 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 step by step

1. Mix together flour, oats, sugar and coconut.
2. Melt together butter, golden syrup and 2 tsp of cold water (I put in the microwave for 2 minutes) then put bicarb soda in and stir.
3. Pour liquid over the dry ingredients combine together till this solid formation (can add bit of warm water if using dried coconut).
4. Roll table spoon level of mixture and flattened then put into baking tray.
5. Heat oven for 170 degrees Celsius fan forced. Then bake it for 10-12 minutes for chewy Anzac biscuit or 12-15 minutes for crunchy Anzac biscuits 😍.
6. Leave it for 5 to 10 minutes to cool down.

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.