Anzac Slice

Ingredients

• 2 cups rolled oats
• 2 cups plain flour
• 1 cup caster sugar
• 1 1/2 cups desiccated coconut
• 200 g chocolate chips
• 4 tablespoons golden syrup
• 250 g butter
• 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
• 2 tablespoons hot water

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven 160 degrees C.Grease and line a 20cm x 30cm baking tin.

2. 2

   Combine oats,flour,sugar,choc chips and coconut in a large bowl.

3. 3

   Melt the butter and golden syrup over medium low heat in a small saucepan.

4. 4

   Combine bicarb and hot water and add to golden syrup mix.

5. 5

   Pour golden syrup mix into bowl and mix together well,choc chips will probably melt from heat of golden syrup mix.

6. 6

   Press into tin and bake 20-30 min or until cooked through,do not overcook or it will be tough instead of chewy.

7. 7

   Cool in tin for 10 min the turn onto wire rack to cool before cutting into squares.

8. 8

   Can omit the choc chips.

9. 9

   Can melt 300g dark chocolate and pour on top of cooled slice.