Old School Flapjacks

Name: Old School Flapjacks
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Makes 12
Ingredients: ¼ tsp sea salt; 200 g quick cook oats (such as Scott’s Porridge Oats or Quaker oats); 200 g quick cook oats (such as Scott’s Porridge Oats or Quaker oats); 85 g golden syrup; 200 g quick cook oats (such as Scott’s Porridge Oats or Quaker oats); 125 g butter; 85 g soft brown sugar

Preparation info

Makes
12

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
30 min

Appears in

Eat Bike Cook

By Kitty Pemberton-Platt

Published 2021

About

This is the unadorned old school recipe scribbled in a million kitchen notebooks across the land. It’s also the original energy bar, easily wrapped in greaseproof (or a hanky in the old days) and stuffed in a pocket. Simple, comforting, tasty and always standing by.

Ingredients

125 g butter
85 g soft brown sugar
85

Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C/160°C fan and line a 20 x 20cm baking tin with greaseproof paper.

In a medium pan, melt the butter with the sugar and the golden syrup, stirring from time to time.

Add the oats and salt, and stir well, until all the oats are coat