11. Anzac biscuits
You will need:
1 cup plain flour
1 cup rolled oats
1 cup brown sugar
½ cup coconut
125g unsalted butter
2tbsp golden syrup
1tbsp water
½tsp baking soda
How to make:
Preheat the oven to 347°F (175°C). Grease a baking tray with some butter and set it aside.
Sift the flour into a bowl and stir in sugar, rolled oats, and coconut. Mix all the ingredients well and set the bowl aside.
Melt butter in a saucepan over low heat; add golden syrup and water. Stir in baking soda into the mixture and mix well.
Add the mixture to the flour and oats mixture and mix thoroughly to form a smooth yet thick batter.
Now, place walnut-sized balls of the batter on the baking tray and press them lightly with the back of a spoon. Put the baking tray into the oven and bake the biscuits for 15 to 20 minutes until golden brown and hard.
Once done, take the tray from the oven and keep it aside to cool. Serve a few biscuits with milk and store the remaining in an airtight container in the fridge.
12. Aussie meat pie
You will need:
500g extra lean beef (minced/ground)
¾ cup beef stock
¾ cup tomato sauce
1 brown onion (finely chopped)
1tbsp cornflour
2tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1tbsp olive oil
1tbsp barbecue sauce
1tsp Vegemite (Aussie spread)
2 sheets frozen short crust pastry (thawed)
2 sheets frozen puff pastry (thawed)
1 egg (beaten)
How to make:
Preheat the oven to 428°F (220°C). Grease 4x8cm base measurement pie pans with some butter and set aside.
Heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion and cook them for three minutes until they soften.
Add the minced beef and cook the mixture for four minutes, occasionally stirring with a wooden spoon.
Add cornflour and one tablespoon of stock to the mixture and mix well to form a paste. Add remaining stock, sauces, and Vegemite; and bring the mixture to a boil.
Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer the mixture for around eight minutes until it thickens. Turn off the heat and set the saucepan aside to cool.
Put a baking tray into the oven to let it heat. Meanwhile, cut 4x15cm circles from short crust pastry and put them into pie pans. Fill the pans with mince and brush their rims with water.
Cut 4x15cm circles from puff pastry and place them over the mince, pressing the edges of the shortcut and puff pastry to seal. Brush the top and edges of the pie with egg and place the pie pans into the oven.
Bake the pie for 20 to 25 minutes until golden. Take the pans from the oven and serve the pie hot with a homemade sauce.
