Traditional South African recipe
Course:
cookies
Servings: 16
Author: Shades of Cinnamon
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175
g
butter
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1
Tablespoon
syrup
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1
level teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
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2
cups
oats
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1
cup
dessicated
ground coconut
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1
cup
flour
sieved
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3/4
cup
sugar
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pinch
of salt
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Melt butter, syrup together and when bubbling addthe bicarb.
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Add this to the oats, coconut , flour, sugar, and salt and crumb.
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Butter a baking tray 9x13in or 8x8in depending on how thick you want them. They will not rise much.
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Pack the mixture tightly into the buttered tray by pushing down hard with the back of a metal spoon.
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Bake at 350ºF/180ºC for 15minutes then turn down to 320ºF/160ºC for a further 10 mins.
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Cut when hot but only remove from the tin when cold