Simple Baking ♥ Flapjack

Hello Lovelies,
The weather is terrible here today.....we are getting a months worth of rain in 24 hours apparently....sigh.
At least it's a good excuse to stay in and do some baking. A few of you asked about the recipe I use for flapjack, so I thought I would share it here.
Ummmmm, love this simplest of baking, it's very popular with my boys ( and me ) and not too naughty as the largest ingredient is porridge oats ( well that's my theory ).........
       

As it really is very straight forward to make it's great for children to have a go at too. Despite that I've managed to get it wrong a few times so I'll do a detailed method to help you avoid the same pitfalls .

You need just 4 ingredients 

4oz Margarine or butter

3oz Golden Syrup

3oz Light brown soft sugar

8oz Porridge Oats 

And just 6 pieces of baking equipment

A large microwavable bowl

Some weighing scales

A 7 x 11 inch tin ( mine was sold as a lasagne tin )

a wooden spoon ( or any large spoon ) 

some baking paper or grease proof paper

and a metal spoon ( not shown )

Last year , after watching Mary Berry on the Great British Bake Off I bought some digital scales . They were not expensive ( about £10 ) but are invaluable to ensure accurate measuring and therefor consistent results .

The other great thing about these scales is that you can zero them between ingredients and cut down on the washing up. Just be careful not to add too much or it's difficult to get it out :0)

For the flapjacks weigh the margarine, sugar and golden syrup in the bowl

Ummmmmmmm, golden syrup, I love this stuff and it's got to be this make for me....not sure if it's available around the world........ 

pop the bowl in the microwave for a minute (or melt the ingredients in a pan on the hob if you prefer ). If it comes out with un-melted bits of margarine like this  just stir till dissolved........

Then add the porridge oats.......

And mix well .........

line your tray with baking paper ........

And tip in the mixture........

Spend a bit of time pressing the mixture flat and making sure it's evenly spread out.........

Lick the spoon ( optional  but yummy )

Pop the flapjack into the oven  . Mine is an electric fan oven and I think it's quite hot so I set the temp to 160 degrees Celsius ( that's 325 F or gas mark 3 ). You may need to adjust this to suit your oven . 

It takes about 20 to 25 minutes to cook but check regularly and when the edges are starting to  brown like this it's done....

As soon as you take it out of the oven score it into squares  with a knife (not sharp or it will damage your tin).....

And when it's completely cool store it in an air tight container....

Here's mine with my new bargain spotty kettle.......when my old one broke last week I was looking for a cheap replacement and found this in Agros.....for twenty pounds..... Love it . 

I often put a piece of this flapjack in the boys packed lunch and they tell me it's very popular with their friends too :0)

Jacquie x