Baking
Flapjacks
Ingredients
- 150 gr. (5 oz.) butter
- 150 gr.(5 oz.) soft brown sugar
- 2½ tbsp. golden syrup
- 210 gr. (7½ oz.) porridge oats
- 60 gr. (2½ oz.) sultanas
- Preheat oven to 140ºC
- Lightly grease a 23 cm. (9”) square cake tin
Method
1
Place the butter, sugar and syrup in a medium sized pan. Melt together over a low heat.
2
Stir in the porridge oats and the sultanas.
3
Pour into the lightly greased tin and press down with the back of a spoon or your hand.
4
Bake in the oven for 25 minutes. To keep them soft and chewy do not over bake. For a more crunchy flapjack bake a little longer.
5
Leave to cool and cut into about 12 slices.
6
Variations:
7
You can add 1 heaped tsp. ground ginger for a zingy flavour
8
Add a few chopped glacé cherries
9
Replace sultanas with a heaped tbsp. chocolate chips
