Anzac biscuits

Ingredients

Quantities for 20 servings.

• 150 g Rolled oats
• 150 g Flour
• 100 g Desiccated coconut
• 150 g Brown sugar
• 150 g Butter
• 3 tbsp Golden syrup
• 1 tsp Bicarbonate of soda
• 2 tbsp Boiling water
• 1 pinch Salt

Method

1. Mix the oats, flour, coconut, sugar and salt in a large bowl.
2. Melt the butter with the golden syrup over a low heat, without letting it boil.
3. Dissolve the bicarbonate in the boiling water and pour it straight into the butter mixture; it foams up.
4. Pour the foaming mixture into the dry ingredients and stir until even.
5. Roll walnut-sized balls and set them on a tray with generous gaps between them.
6. Flatten each ball with your palm to a centimetre thick; they spread further in the oven.
7. Bake at 160 °C for twelve to eighteen minutes and cool them on the tray rather than a rack.