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Old 21-09-2011, 16:11
WinterFire
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In shops you can buy flapjacks which are soft and crumbly. Blackfriers, etc.

When I've tried to make flapjacks from recipes, I get a very different thing. Usually rock hard and stuck together.

I would really, really, like a good recipe for "shop" style soft crumbly flapjacks. Does anyone have one?
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Old 21-09-2011, 16:13
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IF they are hard - over cooking and too hot. Is what I think.
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Old 21-09-2011, 16:16
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I think you need to tell us whether you are cooking with gas or electric and also give us your recipe you use,so we can look at it and modify to make it more pliable.
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Old 21-09-2011, 16:24
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I think you need to tell us whether you are cooking with gas or electric and also give us your recipe you use,so we can look at it and modify to make it more pliable.
I cook with an electric and haven't tried for a while, and don't have the recipe that I used some time ago. I was hoping to try again with a known good recipe, so that if the flapjacks turned out "wrong" I would know definitely that the problem was what I have done.

Perhaps I could try "Felicity's" recipe on here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandsty...fect-flapjacks and see what happens.
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Old 21-09-2011, 16:38
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you could try this one

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/flapjacks_86993

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Old 21-09-2011, 17:04
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I use this one - family go mad for it!

8oz caster sugar
8oz self raising flour
8oz porridge oats
8oz butter/stork
Tbsp golden syrup

Melt butter and golden syrup in saucepan and mix with dry ingredients, make about 15 balls of mixture and press down slightly. Cook at 180 c for about 15 mins until light to medium brown.

HTH
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Old 21-09-2011, 20:29
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I use the flapjack recipe from BBC website, if you want them softer I would suggest using more syrup, sugar and butter.

Or cooking in a tin that means they are thicker.

Be careful not to over cook, they are very soft when they come out the oven but harden up quickly so take them out as soon as they have coloured.
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Old 21-09-2011, 21:24
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I use this one - family go mad for it!

8oz caster sugar
8oz self raising flour
8oz porridge oats
8oz butter/stork
Tbsp golden syrup

Melt butter and golden syrup in saucepan and mix with dry ingredients, make about 15 balls of mixture and press down slightly. Cook at 180 c for about 15 mins until light to medium brown.

HTH
Thanks, I'm going to try this.
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Old 21-09-2011, 22:37
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I have Chinchilla's recipe (half measures) cooking in the oven as I type. I'll give the BBC one a go once I have all the ingredients.

Thanks all.
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Old 22-09-2011, 16:09
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I have Chinchilla's recipe (half measures) cooking in the oven as I type. I'll give the BBC one a go once I have all the ingredients.

Thanks all.
Hope you lke them!
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Old 22-09-2011, 16:53
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Tesco Food Magazine recipe - competition entry winner.

175g golden syrup
175g Flora cuisine
125g granulated sugar
350g rolled oats
¼ level teaspoon salt
grated zest of 2 lemons

Put the Flora cuisine and golden syrup into a large microwaveable bowl and heat on Low for 20 - 30 seconds until warm and melted when stirred. Weigh out the oats, and to them add the sugar, salt and grated zest. Then add this dry mixture to the warm melted syrup mixture, and stir well. Tip into a 9" square baking tin that's been well greased, spreading evenly. Bake approx. 30 minutes until light golden brown. Wait 5 mins. then mark into 16 pieces. Lift out carefully to cool on a wire rack. For an extra treat, melt some chocolate and dip and half coat the flapjacks.
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