Authentic Anzac Biscuits

Anzac biscuits are eaten all year round in Australia and New Zealand but they have a special place on Anzac Day. Each year, on the 25th of April, Australia and New Zealand remembers, commemorates and honours the Australian and NZ soldiers, past and present, who have fought and died in wars. The 25th of April is the anniversary day of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) landing in Gallipoli during WWI in 1915.

I’m not Australian or Kiwi but Jeremy is both and I thought I’d share a vegan version with you that is as close as possible to the traditional Anzac cookie.

What are Anzac biscuits and where do they come from?

Anzac cookies are a biscuit that are based on rolled oats, golden syrup, flour and butter. They’re a very easy and simple cookie. Nowadays there are many different Anzac cookie versions adding coconut, various nuts and/or orange zest. Because Anzac cookies have been around well before they received their current name, it’s quite hard to find THE original recipe. In fact, these biscuits apparently included eggs and people ate them with jam and cream in the 19th century.

I decided to base my recipe on the Anzac biscuit recipe that people used around WWI. It’s a lot less sweet than the modern versions.

Anzac biscuits are said to be sent to the soldiers during WWI by their wives and girlfriends. As a matter of fact they were actually mostly sold for fundraising during WWI in Australia and NZ itself.

I hope you enjoy this recipe. It’s really simple and uses very little ingredients and personally I really like the taste of them. They’re perfect with a cup of tea in the afternoon when you need a little pick me up. They’re sweet but not too sweet and delicious.

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Authentic Anzac Biscuits

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These anzac biscuits are delicious and easy to make.

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Baking Time 10 minutes mins

Total Time 15 minutes mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine Australian, New Zealand

Servings 12 cookies

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Ingredients

  

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• 150 g rolled oats
• 100 g all purpose flour
• 80 g sugar
• 60 g vegan butter
• 2 tbsp golden syrup
• 1 tbsp hot water
• 1/2 tsp bicarb soda
• 1 pinch salt

Instructions

 

• Preheat the oven to 160°C
• Into a bowl, add the rolled oats, flour and sugar and mix.
• Add the vegan butter into a small pot and melt it. Once the butter has melted, add the golden syrup and mix together with the butter.
• Into a small dish, add the bicarb soda and hot water and combine. It will froth up a little bit.
• Now add the melted butter and golden syrup mixture as well as the bicarb soda and water to the dry ingredients. With a spoon or spatula mix everything together.
• Line a baking tray with baking paper and one by one spoon the cookie mixture onto the baking tray. Lightly flatten them. The mixture is fairly sticky which will give the cookies their rustic look.
• Bake the biscuits at 160°C for 10 minutes. Then take them out of the oven and let them cool down before eating.

Keyword anzac, golden syrup, oats

Nutrition Facts

Authentic Anzac Biscuits

Amount Per Serving (37 g)

Calories 148 Calories from Fat 44

% Daily Value*

Fat 4.9g8%

Saturated Fat 1.2g8%

Trans Fat 0g

Polyunsaturated Fat 1.2g

Monounsaturated Fat 2.1g

Cholesterol 0mg0%

Sodium 109mg5%

Potassium 64mg2%

Carbohydrates 23.3g8%

Fiber 1.6g7%

Sugar 8.7g10%

Protein 3g6%

Vitamin A 0IU0%

Vitamin C 0mg0%

Calcium 8.6mg1%

Iron 0.7mg4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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