Historical recipe: Anzac biscuits
In every issue of BBC History Magazine, picture editor Sam Nott brings you a recipe from the past. In this article, we recreate Anzac biscuits – a sweet treat sent out to New Zealand and Australian troops serving in Gallipoli during the First World War
- 85g Porridge oats
- 85g Desiccated coconut
- 100g Plain white flour
- 100g Caster sugar
- 100g Butterplus extra for greasing
- 1tbsp Golden syrup
- 1tsp Bicarbonate of soda
Method
step 1
Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Melt the butter in a small pan and stir in the golden syrup. Add the bicarbonate of soda to 2 tbsp boiling water, then stir into the golden syrup and butter mixture.
step 2
Put the oats, coconut, flour and sugar in a bowl. Make a well in the middle of the dry ingredients and pour in the butter and golden syrup mixture. Stir gently to incorporate the dry ingredients.
step 3
Spoon the mixture on to buttered baking sheets – about 2.5cm apart to allow room for spreading. Bake in batches for 8-10 mins until golden. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.