Chewy Or Crunchy Flapjacks

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 9 tablespoons porridge oats (chopped rolled oats)
• 9 tablespoons rolled oats (or you can use all porridge oats)
• 10 tablespoons margarine
• 5 tablespoons golden syrup
• 5 tablespoons sugar

Recipe

• 1 put the margarine, sugar & golden syrup in saucepan (or microwaveable bowl if using a microwave oven) and heat until it is all liquid.
• 2 meanwhile line the a square shallow baking tin with greaseproof paper. (about 8-inch tin).
• 3 mix all the oats into the liquid.
• 4 put the mixture into the baking tin & press flat.
• 5 bake at 175 deg c (gas mark 4 or about 350 f) for 25 to 30 minutes.
• 6 warning: the timing is tolerant but accuracy in temperature is critical.
• 7 slice into 8 fingers before it sets but leave in place in tin.
• 8 leave to cool and set.
• 9 crunchy flapjack:.
• 10 the recipe is identical to chewy version but cook at 15 deg (one gas mark) hotter.
• 11 fruit flapjack:.
• 12 the recipe is identical to above but mix in some raisins and/or sultanas before baking.