Anzac Biscuits

Source:The Australian "Women's Weekly"

This recipe is for the event"Show Me Your Whole Grains"

Makes about 25 biscuits.

Ingredients:

Rolled Oats-90 g

Plain flour-150 g

Caster Sugar-220 g

Desiccated coconut-60 g

Butter-125 g chopped

Golden Syrup-1 tbsp

Bicarbonate of soda-11/2 tsp

Boiling water-2 tbsp

Method:

Preheat the oven to 150 degree celsius. Grease and line a baking tray. Combine oats,flour,sugar and coconut in a large bowl. Stir butter and syrup in a small saucepan over low heat until smooth.

Combine soda and the boiling water,add to the butter mixture; stir into the dry ingredients while still warm.Place level tablespoon of mixture onto trays about 5 cm apart;press lightly.Bake biscuits for about 25 minutes . Loosen biscuits while still warm,cool on tray.