Worth making own flapjacks and yoghurt

sleepybookworm7

Hi,

My kids get through a ton of yoghurts and flapjacks (alright, I help with the flapjacks ). Would it be much cheaper for me to make my own? I've tried a flapjack recipe before but it was 'crunchy' rather than 'squidy'. Does anyone have a good squidy flapjack recipe I could have? Be gentle, I'm a rubbish baker.

Also, is a yoghurt maker a worthwhile investment? I've no idea how they work but they'd have to be pretty 'low maintainance' for me to cope with!

taplady

Not sure about the yoghurt but I'd say yes its definitely worth making flapjacks. :T
For one thing you know whats gone into them and you could always add some dried fruit such as cranberries or raisins or seeds to make them healthier. If they are crunchy just leave them in an airtight tin for a few days and they should soften up.HTH;)

the_cat

TBH I find Lidl yogurts so good and cheap that I can't be bothered to make yogurt myself!

I don't make flapjacks anymore as I found they would often crumble up when I tried to get them out of the tin and like you, they seemed too crunchy. I make Twink's hobnobs instead now - very similar in taste but hold together as proper biscuits. Delicious!!!!

taplady

the_cat wrote: »

. I make Twink's hobnobs instead now - very similar in taste but hold together as proper biscuits. Delicious!!!!

I second that they are fab!:T

ravylesley

I cant comment on the flapjack bit cos I have mastered many different recipes but my flapjacks tend to end up so solid it takes a road drill to get them out of the tin:rotfl:

I have a yoghurt maker, one of those with six little pots in and I find it very good and really cost effective.You can create more yoghurt just by using one pot of the old batch and the only other ingredients are a pint of uht milk and 2tbsps dried milk powder

Lesleyxx

Gingernutmeg

There's a big flapjacks thread somewhere but there's a recipe here on it from Amanda65 (scroll down a bit) which makes lovely squidgy flapjack.

thriftlady_2

Yogurt is much cheaper to make than buy since you only need one thing -milk. For the first batch you will need 2 tbsp of plain live yogurt plus your milk. You then use 2 tbsp of your hm yogurt to start the next batch. I find after about 6 cycles you need fresh starter. So, a litre of yogurt costs the same as a litre of milk plus a bit for your starter -50p approx.

Add chopped fresh fruit or stewed fruit. I've got apple puree this week to eat with my yogurt. Honey or brown sugar is nice stirred in too;)

My flapjack recipe costs £2.62 for 48 flapjacks -5p each.

Melt together
2 packs of butter-500g (£1.70) -marge is of course cheaper, but nowhere near as nice.
12 oz dememara sugar (40p)
4 tbsp golden syrup (8p)

Stir in 2 lb porridge oats (44p- value oats)

Press evenly into greased tins about 9'' x 13''- This makes 3 tins worth, but you can scale it down.

Bake at 190c (170 fan oven) for 23 -25 mins.

Leave to cool in the tins, then invert tin and bash and it should fall out in one piece( I use reusable liners in the bottom of the tins -really worthwhile). This flapjack is crunchy round the edges and chewy in the middle.

Cut into 16 pieces.

A litre of yogurt for 50p and flapjacks at 5p each, way cheaper than bought;)

sleepybookworm7

Yogurt is much cheaper to make than buy since you only need one thing -milk. For the first batch you will need 2 tbsp of plain live yogurt plus your milk. You then use 2 tbsp of your hm yogurt to start the next batch. I find after about 6 cycles you need fresh starter. So, a litre of yogurt costs the same as a litre of milk plus a bit for your starter -50p approx.

Do you use a yoghurt maker? If so, which one? Sorry I'm new to all this!

sleepybookworm7

I don't make flapjacks anymore as I found they would often crumble up when I tried to get them out of the tin and like you, they seemed too crunchy. I make Twink's hobnobs instead now - very similar in taste but hold together as proper biscuits. Delicious!!!![/quote]

Oh, and please can I have this hobnob recipe? DH will be over the moon :T

annie123

twinks hobnobs
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.html?p=5392570&postcount=4

I am a recent convert (48 hours!) I dont like hobnobs but I LOVE these:D

thriftlady_2

I use this yogurt-maker. I find it very reliable provided you let the milk cool to lukewarm rather than the temp recommended for yogurt making (you have to bring fresh milk up to boiling point and let it cool before using it), if it is too hot the yogurt looks a bit curdled. I leave mine for about 10 hours and it's perfect.

If you don't want to bother with scalding milk and cooling it then you can use UHT milk straight from the carton- a wee bit more expensive but less faff;)