Anzac Biscuits
Crisp oatmeal biscuits
City/Region: Australia | New Zealand
Time Period: 1926
Though these Anzac biscuits weren’t a staple for the soldiers at Gallipoli (sweets were rare, it was mostly dried or salted rations), today the Minister of Veterans Affairs in Australia controls what can be called an Anzac biscuit, and this oatmeal style is the one that passes muster.
These biscuits (not cookies) are really, really good. They’re quite crisp with a lot of oatmeal flavor, and they’re sweet without being overly so.
“Anzac Biscuits.
Two breakfast-cupfuls John Bull oats, half a cupful sugar, one scant cupful plain flour, half a cupful melted butter. Mix one tablespoon golden syrup, two tablespoonfuls boiling water, and one teaspoonful of bicarbonate of soda until they froth; then add the melted butter. Mix the dry ingredients, and drop in spoonfuls on a floured slide. Bake in a slow oven.”
Ingredients:
- 2 cups (200 g) rolled oats
- 1/2 cup (100 g) sugar
- 1 cup (120 g) flour
- 1 tablespoon golden syrup*
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 cup (113 g) salted butter, melted
*See notes below.
Instructions:
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Whisk together the oats, sugar, and flour.
- In a small saucepan, mix together the golden syrup and water and heat until it simmers. When it simmers, whisk in the baking soda until it froths. Pour in the melted butter and remove it from the heat.
- Mix the liquid into the dry ingredients until just combined.
- Take one tablespoon of the dough, roll it into a ball, then flatten it into a patty. Place on the prepared baking sheet, leaving about 1 1/2” between biscuits. Repeat with the rest of the dough.
- Bake for 15 minutes, or until they’re a nice golden brown. Take them out of the oven and let them cool for 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Serve them forth.
Notes
- Golden syrup doesn't have a good equivalent in the US and can be a little hard to find depending where you live.
- Link to golden syrup: https://amzn.to/47k7ILN
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