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History
Anzac biscuits are made with rolled oats, flour, sugar, butter, golden syrup, baking soda, boiling water and optionally desiccated coconut. They have long been associated with the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps of World War I and are thought to have been sent by wives and women's groups to soldiers abroad because they kept well. The earliest known recipe joining the two words, for ANZAC ginger biscuits, appeared in Perth in June 1916, and the War Chest Cookery Book (Sydney, 1917) held the first recipes resembling the modern biscuit. They are still sold to raise funds for the Returned and Services League of Australia.
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Common allergens: Gluten, Dairy
Make it at home
Ingredients
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1 cup plain flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup desiccated coconut
- 125g butter
- 2 tbsp golden syrup
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 2 tbsp boiling water
Method
- Preheat oven to 160°C. Line two trays with baking paper.
- Combine oats, flour, sugar and coconut in a bowl.
- Melt butter and golden syrup in a saucepan over low heat.
- Dissolve baking soda in boiling water; add to butter mixture (it will foam).
- Pour over dry ingredients and mix.
- Roll tablespoons of mixture into balls and place on trays, flattening slightly.
- Bake 15 minutes until golden. Cool on trays before transferring.
Tip from the editors. Store the biscuits in a sealed tin once cool; they keep well, which is why they are thought to have been sent to soldiers abroad.
Where to eat anzac biscuit
Anzac Biscuit in Auckland
Daily Bread Ponsonby ★ 4.4
Daily Bread Ponsonby at 108 Ponsonby Road is the Auckland bakery's brunch counter. Kouign amann, sourdough toast, Coffee Supreme drinks and deli sandwiches.
OrderKouign amann with a flat white
Amano Bakery ★ 4.7
Amano Bakery is the all-day pastry sibling of the Amano restaurant on Tyler Street in Britomart, Auckland. Cardamom buns, sourdough, Allpress espresso.
Worth the queueCardamom bun
Anzac Biscuit in Brisbane
Featured by TableJourney as a signature dish of Brisbane. See where to eat Anzac Biscuit in Brisbane or the Brisbane signature dishes guide.
Anzac Biscuit in Sydney
Featured by TableJourney as a signature dish of Sydney. See where to eat Anzac Biscuit in Sydney or the Sydney signature dishes guide.
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- Masu Japanese, about 350 m away
- Depot Eatery New American, about 350 m away
- Kebabs on Queen Turkish, about 400 m away
- Allpress Espresso Roastery Cafe Café, about 400 m away
- Allpress Espresso Coffee roaster, about 400 m away
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