Pick your side: One Anzac biscuit recipe to satisfy both chewy and crunchy devotees

Few bakes are as bound to national identity as the Anzac biscuit. Born of wartime necessity – when eggs were scarce and golden syrup became the essential binder – these biscuits were prized for their ruggedness and their ability to survive the long journey to the front lines.

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