Mmm, yum Anzac Biscuits…
They’re not Anzac Biscuits, I cut in with, probably a little indignantly…take another bite.
He takes another bite… Mmm, Anzac Biscuits!
Sigh. Oh forget it.
These are not Anzac Biscuits, (despite having oats and golden syrup in them) and looking a little (ahem) like them. Ground pecans is the secret ingredient here, combined with wholemeal spelt flour, and giving them a little earthier flavour. Just the thing to throw out to hungry small kids on school holidays, (who also seem to have an ever increasing appetite for…well pretty much everything.)
So if they’re not Anzac Biscuits, what do you call them?
Um…errr, um, (cough cough)… Perfectly Pecan Biscuits?
Perfectly Pecan Biscuits
200g pecans (in processor)
150 whole rolled oats
150g melted butter
100g golden syrup*
1 tsp vanilla
75g wholemeal spelt flour
In a bowl add all the dry ingredients and then also add the combined melted butter and golden syrup. Roll to a ball, and pop onto a tray. Gently flatten biscuits down and bake at 180C for about 20-25 minutes.
* These aren’t overly sweet. If you like your biscuits on the sweeter side add 50-100g of brown sugar.
cityhippyfarmgirl 
Since I am originally from Louisiana and Texas, where pecan trees abound, but I have lived overseas for almost 27 years and have good Aussie friends who make ANZAC biscuits, I am thrilled with a recipe that mixed the two cultures. ANZAC biscuits with pecans – incidentally, pronounced puh-cahn in the Southern States – may come as a surprise but should usually be well-received by the the chaperons and the partygoers alike.
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hmmm, puh-cahn… is completely different to peee-can. I’ve mumbled the different ways to say that several times now 🙂
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How did you know I got wholemeal spelt flour the other day? 🙂
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As it’s good stuff Rose, and every kitchen should have a stash on hand. I use it in oodles of stuff these days, enough so I get the 12.5 kilo bag anyway.
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Pecans are such a rich buttery flavour- yummo Brydie!
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They are aren’t they…and waaaay tastier then walnuts
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yummy yummy…….mmmmm!!!!!!
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thanks Ale 🙂
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I suspect if I served these up I’d get a similar reaction – but I would know the difference and would take great delight in the pecans 🙂
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I like the mixture- anything puhcan makes me happy!
I’m going to try these- thanks Brydie!
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hmmmm panzac biccies 😉 they look great!
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My husband loves cookies that are not too sweet. I’m baking a batch as we speak! Thanks for sharing.
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Well…they certainly look like ANZAC biscuits to me. I know what you mean by kids eating non-stop. If I made a batch of these this morning there’d be none left by lunchtime xx
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Ok, drooling! Love the idea and will add it to the recipes I plan to try for sure! 🙂
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I think I would really like the “earthy” flavor that the spelt flour brings…so much more dimension 🙂 Thanks for sharing!
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