Best 3 Honey And Fig Biscuits Native Australian Recipes

HONEY AND FIG BISCUITS (NATIVE AUSTRALIAN)

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Make and share this Honey and Fig Biscuits (Native Australian) recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Pneuma

Categories Dessert

Time 30m

Yield 24-36 biscuits, 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

3/4 cup caster sugar
125 g butter
2 large eggs
1/4 teaspoon ground lemon myrtle
1/2 cup honey, infused with lemon myrtle essential oil
2 2/3 cups plain flour, sifted
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
3 tablespoons milk
1 cup dried fig, finely chopped
1/2 cup desiccated coconut

Steps:

Pre heat oven to 180°. Grease baking trays.
Cream butter and sugar together until pale and fluffy.
Add eggs one at a time, ground lemon myrtle and lemon myrtle infused honey. Mix well.
Sift in flour and baking powder together then add milk.
Fold in figs and coconut.
Drop spoonfuls into the tray, allowing room to spread.
Bake for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool on tray.

SYDNEY SUNSET (AUSTRALIAN)

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Make and share this Sydney Sunset (Australian) recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Sydney Mike

Categories Beverages

Time 3m

Yield 2 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

2 tablespoons clear honey (actually calls for Australian runny honey)
4 oranges, juice of
2 eggs
2 limes, juice of
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon (optional)
1 lime, 2 slices of

Steps:

Whisk together (or process in a blender) the honey, OJ, eggs & lime juice.
Pour into 2 glasses & sprinkle with cinnamon, if using that ingredient.
Serve with a slice of lime attached to the rim of each glass.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 288.6, Fat 5.3, SaturatedFat 1.6, Cholesterol 186, Sodium 73.8, Carbohydrate 59, Fiber 9.1, Sugar 43.6, Protein 9.5

AUSTRALIAN FEDERATION BISCUITS

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This year is the Centenary of Federation of Australia, and this recipe was provided by the great-granddaughter of Henry and Isabella Parkes (your equivalent of a first lady). In Australia, we call them biscuits, rather than cookies, but they are well worth trying.

Provided by BRADTHERESA

Categories Desserts Cookies International Cookie Recipes Australian Cookies

Time 30m

Yield 50

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

⅔ cup butter, softened
1 cup white sugar
2 eggs
½ teaspoon baking soda
¼ cup hot water
1 ½ cups chopped pitted dates
1 ½ cups golden raisins
1 ⅔ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup chopped walnuts

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). In a small bowl, dissolve baking soda in hot water. Stir in the dates and raisins; set aside.
In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the date and raisin mixture. Combine the flour and cinnamon; mix into the batter until just blended. Finally stir in the walnuts. Drop dough by tablespoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheet. Cookies should be at least 1 inch apart.
Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until lightly browned. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 2 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 92.6 calories, Carbohydrate 13.4 g, Cholesterol 13.9 mg, Fat 4.2 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 1.2 g, SaturatedFat 1.8 g, Sodium 33.4 mg, Sugar 6.9 g