Break from the traditional ANZAC biscuits with a delicious ANZAC Slice! It may be just a slice that you enjoy with a cuppa, but the ANZAC biscuit represents much more.

ANZAC Slice

• 1 cup plain flour
• 1 1/2 cups rolled oats
• 2/3 cup raw sugar
• 1 cup desiccated coconut
• 125g butter cut in cubes
• 2 tablespoons golden syrup
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
• Pinch salt

ANZAC Slice method

Pre heat oven to 180^oC or 160 ^oC  fan forced.

Grease and line a 18cm x 28cm slice tin with baking paper.

Place the butter, water and golden syrup in a large microwave proof dish, heat on high in the microwave for just long enough to melt the butter. Add all remaining the dry ingredients to a large bowl.  Remove the butter mix from the microwave and add the bicarbonate and stir well (be prepared because it will foam up) and stir in the butter and syrup mixture stir thoroughly. Transfer to the lined slice Pan press down using the back of a spoon. Bake in the preheated oven for about 20 to 25 minutes until golden brown. Allow to cool totally before cutting in slices.

Makes about 15 slices. Prep 10 minutes s cooking time 20-25 mins.

An Anzac biscuit is a sweet biscuit, popular in Australia and New Zealand, made using rolled oats, flour, desiccated coconut, sugar, butter, golden syrup, baking soda and boiling water. Anzac biscuits have long been associated with the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) established in World War I.

It has been claimed the biscuits were sent by wives to soldiers abroad because the ingredients do not spoil easily and the biscuits kept well during naval transportation. Today, Anzac biscuits are manufactured commercially for retail sale. Biscuits issued to soldiers by the Army, referred to as “Anzac tiles” or “Anzac wafers”, differ from the popular Anzac biscuit. Anzac tiles and wafers were hard tack, a bread substitute, which had a long shelf life and was very hard. Source: wiki