Crunchies

This is a South African classic biscuit made with oats and coconut. They make a treet for afternoon tea, or even a healthy breakfast on the run.

Everybody loves them!

Ingredients:
750ml desicated coconut
250ml flour
1L rolled oats
375ml sugar
5ml salt
5ml ground cinnamon
250g butter
50ml golden syrup or honey
10ml bicarbonate of soda
60ml milk


Method:
Preheat the oven to 180C.
Combine the coconut, flour, rolled oats, sugar, salt and cinnamon in a large mixing bowl.
Melt the butter with the syrup or honey and add to the dry ingredients.
Dissolve the bicarbonete of soda in the milk and add to the mixing bowl.
Mix well with a metal spoon to blend, ensuring that all the dry ingredients are moistened.
Press the crumbly mixture formly into a greased baking sheet to a depth of about 1 cm, flattening the top with a rolling pin.
Bake for 15 - 20 minutes until golden on top.
Cut into squares of the size desired while still hot. Lift out the squares with a spatula and allow to cool on a wire rack.

Makes about 5 dizen biscuits. Store in an airtight container.