Mmmmm Anzac baking

What better excuse is there than Anzac Day to bake some chewy, buttery goodies?!

Here is an old family recipe that I hope you enjoy as much as we did this weekend...

Ingredients

1 cup of plain flour

1 cup of rolled oats

1 cup of desiccated coconut

3/4 cup of brown sugar

135g of butter

3 tbs golden syrup

1 tbs bicarb soda

2 tbs water

Half a packet of Chocolate Melts (optional)

Method

1. Preheat your oven to 160 degrees (or about 200 degrees if you've got an ancient oven like us!). Line two baking trays with non-stick baking paper.

2. Sift the flour into a large bowl and stir in the oats, coconut and brown sugar.

3. Place the butter, golden syrup and 2 tbs of water in a small saucepan and stir over medium heat until melted.

4. Stir in the bicarb soda

5. Pour the butter mixture into the flour mix and stir until combined. I usually do this bit with clean hands - that way you've got an excuse to eat half the mixture. 

6. Roll the mixture into balls using the palms of both hands to press down the balls. I usually find this an easier way than a fork as it leaves the biscuits a bit smoother.

7. Place about 3 cm apart on your baking tray and bake for about 10 minutes or until golden.

8. Once cooled slightly, place on a cooling rack where your biscuits will harden.

9. An optional extra for the chocolate lovers is to melt some chocolate and spread it over your warm biscuits (or drizzle if you're watching your figure). Place in the fridge to set and you've got yourself a damn good biscuit!!

The plain biscuits were the result of the palm

squish and the choc biscuits,

not so much....

10. Don't leave them cooling while you go out for coffee, leaving 3 boys at home watching the football or you'll end up with half as many as you first made.