Third Time Lucky

Australia Day is this Tuesday, so Saturday called for some baking. I was very excited to attempt Anzac Biccies after my first success.


David & I went to the shops and got all the ingredients stated. We had this great idea that we would use the butter pictured instead of real butter, as it had a quarter of the fat :)


The recipe also said to use teaspoon amounts of mixture... "Teaspoons? Nah we need 'em bigger than that!" so this is the size when they went into the oven. Such high hopes on my face :p


We were on top of it. Washed all the dishes and were eagerly awaiting the 15 minutes baking time to be up. "Cook until lightly golden, this will ensure doughy rather than hard" But when the buzzer dinged they were such a light colour we thought we'd pop them in for another 5...


What came out of the oven was an anzac slice. Once it cooled down it was a rock solid anzac slice. This was David's face upon trying said slice. HAHAHA.


After the first two attempts, we finally gave in and used real butter. Woahlaa! They were perfect. If you'd like the recipe feel free to ask and I will send it to you.

What I learned:
1. Always follow the instructions in regards to sizing.
2. Keep in mind that your cooking may harden/set/darken after being taken out of the oven.
3. Sometimes when baking, you just can't choose low fat options.

I am very new to the baking scene but I use the book Afternoon Tea which can be purchased for under $20 here. I highly recommend it.