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Basic Chewy Flapjack Recipe

I think this originally came from an issue of Good Food Magazine...

Ingredients

  • 175g of light brown unrefined sugar
  • 150g butter
  • 3 tbsp golden syrup or honey
  • 1 tsp of bicarbonate of soda
  • 200g plain flour
  • 200g oats
  • A couple of handfuls of your choice of dried fruit (sultanas/raisins/cranberries/cherries etc)

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 180C (fan 160C)
  2. Melt the butter, sugar, syrup and soda in a pan over a moderate heat
  3. Turn down the heat and add the flour and oats a little a time and mix thoroughly
  4. Add the fruit and mix to fully incorporate
  5. Spread into a baking dish (I use a deep 20cm square tray from Asda)
  6. Bake for 20-30 minutes until golden