Kangaroo Island Honey and Oat Biscuits
Crisp and chewy golden oat biscuits enriched with rich, floral Kangaroo Island Ligurian honey. Perfect with a billy tea or flat white.
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 15 min
- Total
- 30 min
- Servings
- 18
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Calories
- 145 kcal
Equipment
- •Two large baking trays
- •Baking paper
- •Small saucepan
- •Large mixing bowl
- •Wire cooling rack
Nutrition
Per serving, approximate
- Calories
- 145 kcal
- fat
- 7.2 g
- carbs
- 18.5 g
- fibre
- 1.2 g
- protein
- 1.8 g
- calories
- 145 kcal
Instructions
- 1
Preheat your oven to 160 C fan-forced and line two large baking trays with baking paper.
- 2
Combine rolled oats, plain flour, brown sugar, desiccated coconut, and salt in a large mixing bowl.
- 3
Melt the butter, honey, and golden syrup together in a small saucepan over low heat until liquid.
- 4
Dissolve the bicarbonate of soda in boiling water in a small cup until frothy.
- 5
Pour the soda mixture into the warm melted butter mixture, stirring as it foams up.
- 6
Pour the warm liquid into the dry ingredients and stir with a wooden spoon until sticky.
- 7
Roll rounded tablespoons of mixture into balls and place 5 cm apart on prepared trays.
- 8
Press down gently on each ball with the back of a fork to flatten slightly.
- 9
Bake for 12 to 14 minutes until deep golden brown and aromatic.
- 10
Leave on trays for 5 minutes to set, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Chef's tips
Watch the biscuits closely in the last two minutes as honey caramelises quickly and can darken fast. For a crunchier biscuit, bake for an extra 2 minutes; for a chewier centre, pull them out as soon as the edges turn rich golden brown.
Ingredient substitutions
- Kangaroo Island Ligurian honey → raw single-origin eucalypt or wildflower honey
- golden syrup → an equal quantity of extra honey
Storage
Store in an airtight biscuit tin at room temperature for up to 10 days.
Reheating
Warm in an oven preheated to 150 C for 3 minutes to restore oven-fresh crispness.
Common mistakes to avoid
- •Boiling the honey mixture for too long on the stove, which scorches the delicate floral notes.
- •Placing dough balls too close together on the tray, causing them to spread and merge while baking.
- •Moving the biscuits off the hot baking tray immediately before they have had 5 minutes to firm up.
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