Looking for something quick and not entirely unhealthy (notice the oats) to add to your lunch box as a sweet treat, but  you don’t have the time to bake biscuits?  That’s the predicament I found myself in the other day, so I went looking for a slice recipe.  Slices are great, they’re quick, they’re easy, and often they taste a lot like biscuits.  And we all love a good biscuit.  I came across this Anzac Slice, I call it The Cheat’s Anzac Biscuit.  It’s nice and crunchy around the outsides and soft and chewy in the middle.  If you want it to harden and go crunchy, just place it in the refrigerator.
Ingredients:
Serves:Â 24
125 grams butter
2-3 Tbsp golden syrup
90 grams (1 cup) rolled oats
220 grams (1 cup) brown sugar, well packed
85 grams (1 cup) desiccated coconut
155 grams (1 1/4 cup) plain flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
Directions:
Preheat oven at 180°C (adjust for your oven). Line an 18 x 28 cm slice pan with baking paper (or lightly grease the pan).
Melt butter in a pan with the golden syrup, and stir until combined.
In a large bowl sift flour and baking powder, then add brown sugar, oats and coconut.
Add butter mixture to dry ingredients, and mix well.
Press firmly into the prepared pan using the back of a spoon or the bottom of a glass.
Place in the oven and bake for 20-25 minutes, the top should be slightly golden.
Cool in pan, and cut into pieces.
The extra tablespoon of golden syrup will make the slice more chewy.
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