Recipe: Traditional Australian Anzac Biscuits

Today here in Aussie is Remembrance Day for all the Australian soldiers who fought and died in the World Wars. On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month it's a moment of silence for everyone. A famous traditional Australian recipe is Anzac biscuits, which many Aussie kids learn as their first recipes because they are so easy, quick and simple. They are also quite yummy, and are great as before-bed-with-milk bikkies or school lunches. I especially like them as kid entertainers, because, as well as the wasy-factor, they are also quite quick so they don't get bored with waiting. If you're stuck with babysitting kids one night, try this and then use the biscuits as bedtime bribes! This is my grandmother's recipe.

My cookies...yum :)

Anzac Biscuits

125g (4oz) butter or margarine (I prefer unsalter cooking butter)
1 tablespoon of golden syrup
2 tablespoons of boiling water
1 1/2 teaspoons bicarbonate of soda
1 cup rolled oats
3/4 cup desiccated coconut
1 cup plain flour
1 cup sugar

Set oven temperature to slow, 150C (300F) ad grease several baking trays (with butter).
Melt butter and golden syrup over gentle heat (in saucepan), add boiling water mixed with bicarbonate of soda.
Pour into mixed dy ingredients and blend well.
Drop teaspoonfuls of mixture onto greased trays and press each one lightly once with the curve of the spoon to flatten them a little bit (not too much!)
Bake in a slow oven for 20 minutes until golden brown. Cool on trays for a few minutes to allow them to harden, remove to wire racks, and store in airtight containers when cool.
Makes about 25-30 buiscuits.

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