ANZAC biscuits. 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. 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.
I'm sharing with you how to make ANZAC biscuits which are a popular New Zealand and Australian biscuit with important history.
These iconic biscuits were originally made to send to the ANZACs (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) serving in Gallipoli.
Shares. to Australia, where they had their origin back in World War I.
You can have ANZAC biscuits using 7 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of ANZAC biscuits
- Prepare 1 cup of all purpose flour.
- It's 1 cup of rolled oats.
- You need 2/3 cup of raw sugar (or brown sugar).
- It's 1 cup of dried desiccated coconut (2/3 cup if fresh).
- It's 125 g of butter.
- Prepare 2 Tbs of Golden syrup (can be opted to maple syrup or honey).
- Prepare 1/2 tsp of bicarb soda.
Legend has it that wives and mothers would mail them to their soldiers in ANZAC. 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. And while Anzac biscuits are "the only purely commercial use of the word 'Anzac' that is generally approved", the word must still be used respectfully, especially in advertising.
ANZAC biscuits step by step
- Mix together flour, oats, sugar and coconut.
- 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.
- Pour liquid over the dry ingredients combine together till this solid formation (can add bit of warm water if using dried coconut).
- Roll table spoon level of mixture and flattened then put into baking tray.
- 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 😍.
- Leave it for 5 to 10 minutes to cool down.
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