Oat & sultana chewy bars

[jennym]

After many attempts, came up with this recipe for a high energy lunch box bar, it seems that it works fine: Makes about 28 bars, with a good fruity taste and softish, slightly chewy texture.
Self raising flour - g   350
Golden syrup  - g   150
Caster sugar - g   250
Molasses sugar - g   60
Butter - g                 125
Lard - g                   125
Porridge oats - g   200
Sultanas - g   300
Salt - ml                      5
Bicarbonate of soda - ml 10
Ginger - ml   10
Cinnamon - ml   5
Boiling water - ml   100
Melt syrup, butter & lard together in saucepan.
Soak the sultanas in the boiling water for 5 min.
Mix dry ingredients in large bowl. Mix everything together once syrup, butter & lard are cool enough to put finger in.
Put equal quantity of mix in 2 rectangular tins approx 7" x 12"(lined with oiled baking paper) and spread out mix with silcone spatula.
Preheat electric fan oven to 170 degrees C cook for 10 mins, turn tins around, cook for further 20 mins at 130 degrees C, total 20 mins.
Cut in half lengthways, then cut horizontally into 14 bars (7 cuts) whilst still warm. These bars were wrapped in clingfilm once cold, ready for lunchboxes.

[Jeannine]

Smashing, I can't believe this as I have been searching cook books today for just such a bar. I am off to bake shortly.

XX Jeannine

[artichoke]

And I have just been given some from Sainsburys which are so delicious I have been wondering how to make them myself, though I don't eat biscuits and cakes as a rule, so thanks!

[PurpleHeather]

I muck about with these too because I can tolerate oats, so they are my biscuits. Wonderfully filling if you have missed breakfast.

If they are not chewy enough, it is the oven temperature which is too high so next time drop it by 10 degrees. (Despite what any one else says I know that no two ovens are exactly the same) or Visa versa

My basic recipe is

3 oz sugar (the sort you use will alter the flavour
4 oz butter (any solid fat will do the job though)
2 table spoons of golden syrup (black treacle, honey or maple syrup works too)
10 oz oats (that can be any mix of fine to coarse)

Melt the top three and then mix in the oats

I add all sorts. Chopped dates and wallnuts with some toffee sauce. is nice.

 I don't think it is possible to screw up with the basic flapjack style recipe. What ever left overs of dried fruits or nuts, even breakfast cereals will all go in even chopped fresh fruits like apples.

I use an 11 X 7 inch tin and cut the wedges to the size I want as soon as it comes out of the oven. One of those pizza cutters works well. Let it get cold then separate them.

[Mortality]

Thank you 
The last time I did flapjack they turned out really hard, now I know where I went wrong 

[Tulipa]

Flapjack with chocolate chips in goes down well in this house.  As the mix is warm I put half in a tin then pour over the chips and put the rest on top.  I have done it with stewed apple too which made wonderful soft flapjack.

[Mortality]

I muck about with these too because I can tolerate oats, so they are my biscuits. Wonderfully filling if you have missed breakfast.

If they are not chewy enough, it is the oven temperature which is too high so next time drop it by 10 degrees. (Despite what any one else says I know that no two ovens are exactly the same) or Visa versa

My basic recipe is

3 oz sugar (the sort you use will alter the flavour
4 oz butter (any solid fat will do the job though)
2 table spoons of golden syrup (black treacle, honey or maple syrup works too)
10 oz oats (that can be any mix of fine to coarse)

Melt the top three and then mix in the oats

I add all sorts. Chopped dates and wallnuts with some toffee sauce. is nice.

 I don't think it is possible to screw up with the basic flapjack style recipe. What ever left overs of dried fruits or nuts, even breakfast cereals will all go in even chopped fresh fruits like apples.

I use an 11 X 7 inch tin and cut the wedges to the size I want as soon as it comes out of the oven. One of those pizza cutters works well. Let it get cold then separate them.

I'm using you recipie now, just realised you didnt put a cooking time or temp, Help !!

[PurpleHeather]

Well what do you normally do? And Jenny put a time and temperature for hers.

Any way all the ingredients can be eaten raw so you can not under cook it.

You can over cook it so keep an eye on it. Time it to the 5 mins less than Jenny says and take a look. If it is starting to colour stop. If not give it another 5 mns.

A lot has to do with personal taste........DO NOT BE AFRAID. As I said no two ovens are the same. 180 for 20 mins is right with my small oven and 170 for 20 mins in my large oven.

[Mortality]

They were fine, I mashed 2 over ripe bananas in btw, definitely kept it moist.
Thank you.

[PurpleHeather]

Glad they worked out for you. I never slept a wink last night worrying 


 (no I didn't)

Guess you will make some more now you have got it.

[1066]

Made some of these yesterday with cranberries, raisins and sliced almonds 
And they've ALL been eaten 
So thanks for posting all the recipes   

[Grandma]

Really must get some new specs - I read this as ' Cat and sultana chewy bars'..........................................

[PurpleHeather]

I suspect when you made the Cat and Sultana chewy bars ...............................they really were chewy.

[jennym]

Pointed the "cat and sultana bar option" out to a friend, who commented that it might be an environmentally friendly way of dealing with my current cat problem 

No, I don't hate cats (for them that may get shirty about this comment) - a cat can be a lovely companion - please note I say A cat,  singular - but try living within 50 feet of over 15 cats - hell on earth if you want the simple things in life: a garden that you can walk into without horrible smells or horrid piles of muck, and one or two specimen trees that don't get used as scratching posts.

[keepondiggin]

These recipes sound great-will be trying some this weekend-but they won't last long in our house!