Peanut butter flapjacks

flapjacks

A reorganisation of my kitchen revealed something that appears to be an intermittent habit of mine: repeat purchases. I buy the same ingredient again and again, even though I've already got a stash in store. My new larder layout showed what was what and rolled oats led me to flapjacks.

Peanut butter appears to be another weakness. 

Throw in some linseeds, currants and sunflower seeds. Yes, it's what modern marketing calls a power bar apparently.

I use a small roasting tin, lined with a silicone sheet. It measures 8x12" (20x30cm). So, adjust the quantities according to the size of your tin. Or use a tin the same size as mine.

Flapjack recipe

Ingredients
200g butter or margarine (in this case less the weight of two heaped tbsps peanut butter)
100g soft brown sugar
200g golden syrup
500g oats

50g sunflower seeds

2 tbsp linseeds

100g currants

Set your oven to Gas Mark 5/375/190

Method
Line your baking tin with baking parchment.

• Put the oats, nuts, fruit, in a large mixing bowl.
• On a low hear, gently melt the butter/marg in a saucepan. Once it has melted. Add the sugar and golden syrup, keeping the heat low, stirring all the time. (If you let it bubble it may start to crystallise, and not mix completely with the oats).
• Once everything in the pan is melted and mixed up nicely stir in the oats, until the liquid coats the oats evenly. Stir the oat mixture up well, so that the oats soak up the liquid well.
• Put the sticky oat mixture into the tin, spreading it evenly to the edges and tamping it down, to make it an even depth. 
• Cook for 20-30 minutes, until the surface of the mixture is slightly golden. 
• Take out of the over and allow to cool. 
• When flapjacks are tepid, cut into squares, using a sharp knife. If you cut from the outside edge into the middle, it'll be a cleaner cut.

Don't eat too much at once, because you might get tummy ache. Or, live dangerously, and eat it all at once. Or as much as you like. It's your life, your stomach. They're pretty good flapjacks.