British Flapjacks
March 4th 2011 07:43
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Flapjacks
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Pommy style
Traditional British flapjacks. Photo courtesy quantumtea.com
I certainly did, so was very surprised to find out they were actually something like a chewy muesli bar, according to website British Food
Apparently in North America they are pancakes, but in Britain they are made from rolled oats, butter, brown sugar and golden syrup then baked in a tray in the oven.
They sound somewhat similar to Anzac biscuits but either way I have yet to try them, but they look like the perfect candidate for my children's lunchboxes.
Ingredients:
4 ½ oz/ 6 tbsp Golden Syrup or corn syrup
2 sticks/200g butter
12 oz/330g porridge oats
Method:
Preheat the oven to 350°F/180°C/Gas 4
Butter a 9"x 13"/23cm x 33cm Swiss roll tin and line the base with baking paper.
Place the syrup and butter into a large saucepan and heat gently until the butter has melted into the syrup and stir well.
Put the oats into a roomy baking bowl, add a pinch of salt then pour over the butter and syrup mixture and stir to coat the oats.
Pour the mixture into the prepared tin and spread evenly to fill the tin making sure the surface is even.
Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from the oven while the flapjack is still slightly soft, they will harden once cool.
Place the tin on a wire cooling rack and cut the flapjack into squares and leave in the tin until completely cold.
The flapjack keeps well stored in an airtight tin.
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