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Anzac Biscuits: The recipe that's not allowed to change Easy Green Recipes
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It’s the recipe that everyone (in Australia, at least) will be talking about for next week and it’s the first recipecast from Easy Green Recipes! The recipe I use for these traditional Australian biscuits was hand written by my mother in law who had to learn to cook the biscuit when she arrived in Australia from South Africa. I’m not sure where she got it, but it’s very similar to ones that I have seen in the Australian Women’s Weekly Cookbooks over the years. However, as I discuss in the recipecast, there’s not much variation between Anzac recipes because there can’t be: The word ANZAC is legally protected!
Anzac Biscuits
Ingredients
* 1 cup rolled oats
* 1 cup plain flour
* 1 cup sugar
* 3/4 coconut
* 125g butter
* 2 Tablespoons of golden syrup (Note: According to my mother-in-law’s notes you shouldn’t try substituting this ingredient - treacle is too bitter and honey is questionable. The Department of Veteran’s Affairs agrees, though for historic rather than culinary reasons.)
* 1/2 teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda
* 1 Tablespoon of boiling water
Instructions
* Preheat oven to 190 degrees celsius.
* Combine oats, flour (Note: I rarely bother sifting), sugar and coconut in a large mixing bowl.
* Melt butter and syrup over a gentle heat, stirring as you go.
* Mix bicarb soda with boiling water and add to butter mixture.
* Add wet ingredients into dry ingredients.
* Roll into balls and put on greased oven trays (Note: don’t line the tray with baking paper). Allowing some room for the biscuits to spread. Press balls flat with a fork.
* Bake for 20 mins, switching the trays halfway through if your oven cooks unevenly.
I’d love to hear what you think about this recipecast, and any suggestions you have for making it better. You can let me know in the comments.
Eat well and enjoy!
Next week’s recipe: A no-chop, one pot, vegan curry full of flavour and perfect for busy nights when the cupboards are mostly bare.
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit easygreenrecipes.substack.com
It’s the recipe that everyone (in Australia, at least) will be talking about for next week and it’s the first recipecast from Easy Green Recipes! The recipe I use for these traditional Australian biscuits was hand written by my mother in law who had to learn to cook the biscuit when she arrived in Australia from South Africa. I’m not sure where she got it, but it’s very similar to ones that I have seen in the Australian Women’s Weekly Cookbooks over the years. However, as I discuss in the recipecast, there’s not much variation between Anzac recipes because there can’t be: The word ANZAC is legally protected!
Anzac Biscuits
Ingredients
* 1 cup rolled oats
* 1 cup plain flour
* 1 cup sugar
* 3/4 coconut
* 125g butter
* 2 Tablespoons of golden syrup (Note: According to my mother-in-law’s notes you shouldn’t try substituting this ingredient - treacle is too bitter and honey is questionable. The Department of Veteran’s Affairs agrees, though for historic rather than culinary reasons.)
* 1/2 teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda
* 1 Tablespoon of boiling water
Instructions
* Preheat oven to 190 degrees celsius.
* Combine oats, flour (Note: I rarely bother sifting), sugar and coconut in a large mixing bowl.
* Melt butter and syrup over a gentle heat, stirring as you go.
* Mix bicarb soda with boiling water and add to butter mixture.
* Add wet ingredients into dry ingredients.
* Roll into balls and put on greased oven trays (Note: don’t line the tray with baking paper). Allowing some room for the biscuits to spread. Press balls flat with a fork.
* Bake for 20 mins, switching the trays halfway through if your oven cooks unevenly.
I’d love to hear what you think about this recipecast, and any suggestions you have for making it better. You can let me know in the comments.
Eat well and enjoy!
Next week’s recipe: A no-chop, one pot, vegan curry full of flavour and perfect for busy nights when the cupboards are mostly bare.
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit easygreenrecipes.substack.com
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