In Australia and New Zealand today is Anzac Day. Anzac Day commemorates the disastrous landing of Australian and New Zealand troups at Gallipoli on April 25, 1915. Nowadays Anzac Day also commemorates all Australian and New Zealand soldiers who have fought for their countries in the years since 1915.
For Australians, Anzac Day is a day for sadness, respect and for thinking about our nation's past. Cities and towns across the nation hold veterans' marches, and the crowds of onlookers grow larger each year.
On Anzac Day many of us bake Anzac biscuits. Anzacs were first baked during the First World War by women wanting to send a non-perishable treat to their men at the front. Think how far away Europe must have seemed to those women so many years ago.
This year my daughter and a school friend baked our biscuits and they turned out just as they should - golden brown and just a bit chewy in the middle.
ANZAC Biscuits
1 cup rolled oats
3/4 cup coconut
1 cup plain flour
1 1/2 tsp bicarb. (baking) soda
2 tbsp boiling water
1 cup sugar
4 oz (125 g) butter
1 tbsp golden syrup
Combine dry ingredients in a bowl. Melt butter and golden syrup together. Mix soda with boiling water, add to butter mixture (it will foam up), stir into dry ingredients. Spoon dessertspoonfuls of mixture onto a greased tray; allow room for spreading. Bake for 20 minutes in a slow oven (250-300F). Cool on trays. Makes 2-3 dozen depending on size.
For Australians, Anzac Day is a day for sadness, respect and for thinking about our nation's past. Cities and towns across the nation hold veterans' marches, and the crowds of onlookers grow larger each year.
On Anzac Day many of us bake Anzac biscuits. Anzacs were first baked during the First World War by women wanting to send a non-perishable treat to their men at the front. Think how far away Europe must have seemed to those women so many years ago.
This year my daughter and a school friend baked our biscuits and they turned out just as they should - golden brown and just a bit chewy in the middle.
ANZAC Biscuits
1 cup rolled oats
3/4 cup coconut
1 cup plain flour
1 1/2 tsp bicarb. (baking) soda
2 tbsp boiling water
1 cup sugar
4 oz (125 g) butter
1 tbsp golden syrup
Combine dry ingredients in a bowl. Melt butter and golden syrup together. Mix soda with boiling water, add to butter mixture (it will foam up), stir into dry ingredients. Spoon dessertspoonfuls of mixture onto a greased tray; allow room for spreading. Bake for 20 minutes in a slow oven (250-300F). Cool on trays. Makes 2-3 dozen depending on size.
3 comments:
Hello!
I can't wait to try the recipe. What is golden syrup? Is it like maple syrup or maybe our corn syrup here in the US? They look yummy. Thank you for the wonderful history lesson. I knew some of the story from a movie I watched years ago, but it's nice to learn more. Hugs, Rebecca
Hi Rebecca,
Golden syrup is a staple in Australia but I don't know if it's available in the States. It's a light treacle, a by-product of the sugar cane industry. It's thick and sticky like honey, but brown in colour and tastes quite caramel-ly. I don't think you could substitute maple or corn syrup and get the right flavour. Here is the Wikipedia link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_syrup.
Interesting post about the biscuits... My mother in law was born in NZ but basically raised in England. She did return to NZ to visit siblings years ago and I met one of her sisters from there. Lovely woman.I hear the country is beautiful beyond belief!!
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