muesli/cereal bars recipes?

nopot2pin

newlywed wrote: »

That hobnob recipe makes loads of them but they freeze too - just layer them with paper or foil between so they don't stick

In fact I usually hide half of them in the freezer as soon as I've cooked them otherwise OH and the kids would eat them all in 10 minutes

It does make loads.
I freeze the cookie dough, in a long sausage shape.
Then when I want to make them, I defrost the dough. Cut the sausage into discs, and bake in the normal way.

jackieglasgow

ChocClare wrote: »

Basic flapjack recipe is 4oz each of butter and sugar, 2 tablespoons of golden syrup - melt in a saucepan and then stir in 10oz of oats.

To this you can add whatever you like! I often find it needs more oats if you don't add much else. I usually add mixed seeds - not fond of dried fruit in flapjacks - but you can also add nuts or even chocolate chips.

Bake in a lowish oven - gas 3 or 4 - until golden brown. Cut into squares while still hot and leave to cool in the tin.

Made these, and have eaten half already:o they are yum, thanks for the recipe! OOps just noticed. I only used 8 oz of Oats (MR T's) and they were perfect!

Jackie X

ChocClare

jackieglasgow wrote: »

Made these, and have eaten half already:o they are yum, thanks for the recipe! OOps just noticed. I only used 8 oz of Oats (MR T's) and they were perfect!

Jackie X

I just edited my original post because I noticed that I wrote 10oz oats when in fact I always make double quantity (which is why I had 10oz in mind) and my recipe calls for 5oz! Mea culpa! As I put in the post above, I usually do it by feel as you have to get a balance between sloppy and dry so I just stir in the oats until it looks about right. 8oz is therefore probably perfect! I could eat these all day which is probably why I am a good three stone heavier than when I was first married...:rolleyes:

I have those plastic bags of value oats or they might be smartprice - they are now 58p for a kilo but they were even cheaper when I bought them - and those plus marked down butter and sacks of sugar make for an inexpensive yummy treat!

ChocClare

janiebaby29 wrote: »

In oven now , my packet pastry made two tins so have cooked them both and will freeze other one .empty , so i have a ready made one
Flapjacks smell yum !!!

Please tell me the flapjacks turned out ok, I feel really guilty for putting the wrong amount of oats in the recipe :eek:

jackieglasgow

That made me laugh! They were so good, and there was I was thinking, "How much money does 2oz of oats less save me?" LOL Probably about 3p!!!

ETA I wish I could afford butter but at the moment it's stork all the way, which I hate for toast etc. but it's been OK for baking, and the Flapjacks were, as I said, delicious!

janiebaby29

ChocClare wrote: »

Please tell me the flapjacks turned out ok, I feel really guilty for putting the wrong amount of oats in the recipe :eek:

lol , i KNEW IT !!!!!!
I thought , hmm its a bit dry but its got to be right !!!!:D
I did manage to get some slices which are very nice , but do have a pot of granola , that i was'nt banking on , but hey its money saving :rotfl::rotfl: 2 for the price of one !!!!!

ChocClare

janiebaby29 wrote: »

lol , i KNEW IT !!!!!!
I thought , hmm its a bit dry but its got to be right !!!!:D
I did manage to get some slices which are very nice , but do have a pot of granola , that i was'nt banking on , but hey its money saving :rotfl::rotfl: 2 for the price of one !!!!!

I'm so sorry! :eek:

janiebaby29

ChocClare wrote: »

I'm so sorry! :eek:

Dont worry about it !!! it did make me rediscover my cooking mojo !!

janiebaby29

ChocClare wrote: »

Basic flapjack recipe is 4oz each of butter and sugar, 1 tablespoon of golden syrup - melt in a saucepan and then stir in about 6oz of oats. You can usually gauge it by how stiff the mixture is. My recipe calls for 5oz oats but even when I use double quantities (a whole packet of butter, 8oz sugar, 2 tblsps golden syrup and 10oz oats) I find that I have to add more oats. It depends what else you put in it.

To this you can add whatever you like! I often find it needs more oats if you don't add much else. I usually add mixed seeds - not fond of dried fruit in flapjacks - but you can also add nuts or even chocolate chips.

Bake in a lowish oven - gas 3 or 4 - until golden brown - about half an hour. Cut into squares while still hot and leave to cool in the tin.

lol , loving the edit !! mine wasnt stiff :rotfl::rotfl:

Olliebeak

Thanks for those flapjack recipes (especially the microwave one) - I sense a baking session coming on today. Only attempted flapjacks once and they were a failure - as OH loves them I need to persevere.