Anzac Biscuits

A delicious, sweet biscuit with hints of caramel, that is used in commemoration of military personnel in Australia and New Zealand who have served in all wars, conflicts, and peacekeeping operations.

Course: Dessert, Snack

Cuisine: Australian

Keyword: Biscuit, Cookie

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 12

Total Time: 22

Servings: biscuits

Calories: 251kcal

Author: Gabby Campbell

Ingredients

▢ 1.5 cups rolled oats
▢ 1.5 cups desiccated coconut
▢ ½ cup oat flour
▢ ¼ cup rapadura sugar (use brown sugar if it's what you have)
▢ 100 g coconut oil (roughly ½ a cup)
▢ ½ cup maple syrup (can also use honey or golden syrup if this is what you have)
▢ ½ tsp baking soda
▢ 1 Tbsp boiling water

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 170°C (325°F) and line a biscuit tray with baking paper.
Add the rolled oats, desiccated coconut, oat flour, and rapadura sugar to a bowl and mix well to combine.
Melt the coconut oil in a small saucepan over a low heat, then add in the maple syrup and stir to lightly mix it with the oil and warm it. Remove the saucepan from the heat and set aside briefly.
Add the boiling water to the baking soda to dissolve it then add to the oil/maple syrup mix. Stir until it froths up, then immediately add the liquid mix to the bowl with the dry ingredients. Stir well to combine. (see note 1)
Take roughly 2 heaped Tablespoons of the biscuit mix and roll it into a ball. Place on the biscuit tray and flatten with the bottom of a glass or your hands. Repeat until all the biscuit mix has been used.
Place the tray in the oven and cook for 12 to 14 minutes or until the biscuits are golden.
Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely before enjoying!

Video

Notes

Note 1: If the baking soda/water mix doesn't froth up when added to the oil and maple syrup, just put the saucepan back on the heat and stir vigorously to help it along. You can see the frothy action in the quick video above.

If your batter is too wet - you'll have a very chewy biscuit with little to no crunch on the exterior. You may want this of course, which is fine, but if you do want them a little crunchy, you can add a touch more flour or desiccated coconut to absorb the excess moisture.

If your batter is too dry - the mix often becomes crumbly and it's impossible to shape the biscuits. To fix this, add a touch more liquid, either maple syrup, some melted coconut oil or even a little water. Just do it a tablespoon at a time so it doesn't flip the other way and become too wet.

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