Biscuits ( butternut )
6 Dozen
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | tablespoons | Butter |
| 1 | cup | Sugar |
| 1 | Egg | |
| ½ | teaspoon | Cream of tartar |
| 1 | teaspoon | Baking soda |
| 1 | pinch | Salt |
| 1½ | cup | Flour, plain (white) |
| ½ | teaspoon | Vanilla essence |
| 1 | cup | Coconut, desiccated |
| 2 | tablespoons | Golden syrup |
| 1 | tablespoon | Milk |
Directions
Mix all ingredients together well. Preheat oven to 250 degrees F.
Roll dough into small balls. Bake for 15 minutes, or until brown.
NOTES:
* Biscuits (cookies) with butter and coconut -- This recipe is from our local school's collection of "mother's favourite recipes." It's terrific.
* Golden syrup is not available in North America; it is a caramelized sugar syrup. North Americans can substitute dark corn syrup or a mixture of molasses and water.
: Difficulty: easy.
: Time: 30 minutes.
: Precision: measure the ingredients.
: Michael Gigante
: Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne Vic., Australia : seismo!munnari!cidam.oz!mg mg%cidam.oz@...
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