Australian Anzac Biscuits
Australian AnzacBiscuits are a sweet, oat biscuit (cookies), that are easy to make, delicious and goes perfectly with a cold glass of milk. You can make them chewy, or crispy but they are very hard to stop at one!
Equipment
- oven
Ingredients
- 1 cup rolled oats to make them gluten-free, use certified gluten-free rolled oats
- 1 cup plain flour to make gluten-free Anzac Biscuits substitute 1 cup of gluten-free flour blend
- 1 cup desiccated coconut
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- 125 g butter - diced
- 1 tablespoon of golden syrup other liquid sweeteners you could use - corn syrup, treacle or maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon bi-carb soda
- 2 tbs boiling water
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 150ºC or 300F
- Line 2 baking trays with baking paper
- In a large mixing bowl add in the oats, GF flour, coconut and sugar and stir to combine.
- In a microwave bowl, add the butter (cubed) and the golden syrup (or maple syrup) and place in the microwave and melt (about 20 to 30 seconds depending on your microwave.
- In a small bowl, add in the bi-carb soda with the boiling water and then add it to the melted butter mixture.
- Stir the butter mixture into the dry ingredients.
- Using a tablespoon, place tablespoons of the mixture onto the oven trays.
- TIP - you can roll them into balls and it will give you a more dense biscuit or roll and then flatten them in the palm of your hand and they will make a more crisp biscuit. (When placing them on the oven tray leave some space between each one for spreading.)
- Bake in a slow oven for 10-15 minutes at 150ºC or 300F.
- Remove from the oven and allow for them to cool on the tray and then remove with a spatula
- Once cooled, store them in an airtight container (if there are any left ).... enjoy!!!