Oh pshaw, on Wed 05 Dec 2007 07:57:31p, PeterLucas meant to say...

> Arri London > wrote in :
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>>> >> >> You're just using the wrong damn recipe.
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> Anzac bikkies come in a variety of 'modes'. Some are crunchy,
>>> >> >> but the *real* ones are soft and chewy.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > So is the recipe/link you posted the 'right' recipe? Have only
>>> >> > been offered them made by others and have never made them
>>> >> > myself. Can't stand any crumbly biscuit regardless of the grain
>>> >> > used to make them.
>>> >> >
>>> >>
>>> >> Just add a touch more Golden Syrup to make them chewy.
>>> >
>>> > TY might give them a try then, as soon as I get some cane syrup.
>>> > Suppose corn syrup (cheaper and more readily available here in the
>>> > US) would work too, although the taste would be different.
>>> >
>>>
>>> I wouldn't use the corn syrup. The Golden syrup is used for taste and
>>> colour.
>>>
>>> http://www.csrsugar.com.au/ViewProduct.aspx?id=9
>>>
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_syrup
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>> LOL I know what golden syrup is;
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> I forgot you're an ex-Pom ;-)
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>>corn syrup is a novelty in the UK
>> (where I used to live). However corn syrup here in the US also comes
>> in a darker form if colour is what's needed. Of course it won't taste
>> the same. The biscuits themselves won't taste precisely the same
>> anyway, as all the ingredients are different from what you'd use.
>>
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> Oh well, you can only try :-)
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A friend of mine from Sydney once sent me a large batch of Anzac biscuits
she had baked and they were delicious. I have used her recipe and
virtually duplicated the same taste and texture. Obtaining the right
ingredients in the US isn't all that difficult if one really wants to make
them. Most supermarkets do not carry dessicated coconut, but most natural
food and health food shops do. (Supermarkets usually carry only sweetened
coconut.) Golden syrup is relatively easy to find. The remaining
ingredients are usually staples in an USian household.

--
Wayne Boatwright

Date: Wednesday, Dec(XII) 5th(V),2007(MMVII)

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