Flapjacks

40 minutes - 45 minutes
to cook

There has been a bit of toing and froing on this one, and a fifty-fifty split among our tasters.

Some like them richer and very buttery, some like them drier and with a bit more crunch. I prefer the latter, but here you can make your own choice.

A picture of Delia's Cakes

This recipe is from Delia's Cakes. Makes 16. See questions Lindsey has answered on this recipe at the end of the method


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Method

First place the sugar, butter and golden syrup together in a saucepan and heat it gently until the butter has melted, giving it a stir now and then.

Take the saucepan off the heat and stir in the porridge oats, mixing thoroughly. Now pour the mixture into the prepared tin and press it out evenly, using the back of a tablespoon or your hand. Bake near the centre of the oven for 40–45 minutes. Then allow the mixture to cool in the tin for 10 minutes before cutting into oblong bars. Leave them in the tin until they’re quite cold before removing them to store in an airtight tin.

For chocolate-dipped flapjacks: use 110g melted milk chocolate (for children) or dark chocolate (for adults) in a wide bowl, and dip them lengthways 5mm deep into the chocolate (just to cover one side). Watch How to Melt Chocolate in our Cookery School Video for Chocolate Cakes.

Ingredients

1 rounded tablespoon golden syrup
350g porridge oats

Additional

Pre-heat the oven to 150°C, gas mark 2

Using a fan-assisted oven? Click here

Equipment

You will need a Delia Online Oblong Tin 20cm by 26cm, 4cm deep, with a liner (or similar).

Our bakeware range is now available online, and you can buy our Delia Online Oblong Tin and washable and reusable Oblong Tin Liner direct from Silverwood.

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Click here for the Obling Tin Liner

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