Baking
3 In 1 Anzac Recipe
Apr
We commemorate Anzac Day in Australia to acknowledge the sacrifices made by all our service men and women, and Anzac biscuits were born out of WW1 being a treat from home that would survive the long journey from home.
This is a recipe that was printed I think sometime in the 1990’s in the Australian Woman’s Day magazine and I have been using it in all its forms since with great results.
It is a base recipe for an Anzac Slice but there are variations to make Anzac Biscuits and also Anzac Muffins all using pantry staples so they can be made at a moments notice.
Depending how you like your Anzac Biscuits this recipe produces the chewy variety but if you prefer crunchy just add a few more minutes to the cooking time.
The slice and biscuits keep well but the muffins are best served on the day of making, but the biscuits, slice and muffins all freeze well.
3 In 1 Anzac Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Rolled Oats
- 1 Cup Plain flour
- 1/2 tsp Mixed Spice
- 1 Cup Brown Sugar
- 1/2 Cup Coconut
- 125 gm Butter, Chopped
- 2 Tbsp Golden Syrup
- 2 Tbsp Water
- 1/2 tsp Bicarb Soda
Add For Biscuits
- 1/4 Cup Extra Coconut
Add For Muffins
- 1 Cup Self Raising Flour
- 1 Egg, Lightly beaten
- 3/4 Cup Buttermilk or milk with 2 tsp Lemon Juice or vinegar added to sour leave sit approx 10 mins
Instructions
Anzac Slice
- Preheat oven to 160C.
- Line a 20 X 30 cm slice tray with baking paper
- In a large bowl combine oats, sifted flour, mixed spice, sugar and coconut; mix well.
- In a small saucepan, combine butter, golden syrup and water.
- Stir over low heat, until butter is melted, bring to the boil, remove from heat and stir in bicarb soda.
- Add syrup mixture to the dry ingredients; mix well.
- Press mixture into lined tray, bake for approximately 35 minutes, or until cooked.
- Cool slice in the pan, cut into required sized pieces.
Anzac Biscuits
- Preheat Oven 150C
- Prepare as per slice adding an extra 1/4 cup coconut to the dry mixture.
- Spoon heaped teaspoonfuls of mixture on to lined oven trays.
- Bake for approximately 20 minutes or until lightly browned, cool biscuits on trays.
Anzac Muffins
- Preheat oven 190C
- Line a 12 hole muffin tray with liners
- Prepare dry ingredients as per slice recipe, adding 1 cup of self raising flour, mix well and reserve 1-2 tablespoons of mixture for topping.
- Add 1 egg and 3/4 cup buttermilk with the butter/golden syrup mixture, mixing until just combined (don't overmix).
- Spoon mixture into muffin pan and sprinkle with reserved oat mixture.
- Bake for approximately 20 minutes or until cooked.
- Cool in pan for 5 minutes then remove to cooling rack.
