ANZAC Bikkies!!!!!
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fenchurchNumfar! Do the Dance of Australian Biscuit Joy!!!
Though, of course, the packaging actually says "ANZAC Cookies" -- I don't care, because they taste exactly the same.
About two years ago, I wrote to UniBic asking if they knew of anyone marketing their ANZAC biscuits in the US... I got a fairly quick reply telling me they were in negotations and I should look for them to be on American grocery store shelves sometime the next year. Well, that year came and went and I pretty much gave up on finding them there (I'd also found several mail order sources for the biscuits in the meantime).
Well, last Sunday, Parade Magazine (you know, the thing that comes tucked into quite a few Sunday newspapers) had a small article about how this Australian cookie company was going to be marketing their wares in the US in conjuction with the VFW... and, you guessed it, it's UniBic! My in-laws were looking a bit askance at me when I got so excited over a small article in Parade, let me tell you.
Even better... earlier today I found them in a display at the Albertson's just down the street from my grandmother's house in Idaho Falls!!! And yes, there may have been an exclamation of delight followed by the happy dance (which really should never be done in public without friends to join in).
So, if you get a chance, take a look around for them the next time you hit the grocery store. The best I can come up with to describe them is that they're like a crispy, crunchy oatmeal cookie with coconut.
(Written at the Flying J truck stop in Caldwell, ID)
Though, of course, the packaging actually says "ANZAC Cookies" -- I don't care, because they taste exactly the same.
About two years ago, I wrote to UniBic asking if they knew of anyone marketing their ANZAC biscuits in the US... I got a fairly quick reply telling me they were in negotations and I should look for them to be on American grocery store shelves sometime the next year. Well, that year came and went and I pretty much gave up on finding them there (I'd also found several mail order sources for the biscuits in the meantime).
Well, last Sunday, Parade Magazine (you know, the thing that comes tucked into quite a few Sunday newspapers) had a small article about how this Australian cookie company was going to be marketing their wares in the US in conjuction with the VFW... and, you guessed it, it's UniBic! My in-laws were looking a bit askance at me when I got so excited over a small article in Parade, let me tell you.
Even better... earlier today I found them in a display at the Albertson's just down the street from my grandmother's house in Idaho Falls!!! And yes, there may have been an exclamation of delight followed by the happy dance (which really should never be done in public without friends to join in).
So, if you get a chance, take a look around for them the next time you hit the grocery store. The best I can come up with to describe them is that they're like a crispy, crunchy oatmeal cookie with coconut.
(Written at the Flying J truck stop in Caldwell, ID)
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Date: 2005-05-25 07:33 am (UTC)ANZAC BISCUITS
1 cup (125g / 4oz) plain flour
2/3 (two-thirds) cup (160g / 5½oz) sugar
1 cup (100g / 3½oz) rolled oats
1 cup (90g / 3oz) desiccated coconut
125g (4oz) butter
¼ cup (90g / 3oz) golden syrup
½ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
1. Preheat the oven to moderate 180oC (350oF). Grease two baking trays with butter (or you could use baking paper). Sift the flour and sugar into a large mixing bowl. Add the rolled oats and coconut and make a well in the centre of the dry ingredients.
2. Put the butter and syrup in a small pan. Stir over low heat until melted and smooth. Dissolve the soda in 1 tablespoon boiling water, then add immediately to the butter mixture. It will foam up instantly. Pour into the well in the dry ingredients. Stir well with a wooden spoon.
3. Drop level tablespoons of the mixture onto the tray. Flatten gently with your fingers, leaving room for spreading. Bake for 20 minutes, or until just browned. Remove from the oven and transfer to a wire rack to cool.
STORAGE: Will keep in an airtight container for up to three days.
VARIATION: Use treacle or honey instead of syrup.
HINT: Instant or 1-minute oats are quite suitable for this recipe.