Monday, November 26, 2007

Oh yes!...

... black treacle AND golden syrup!


To me, this is always a sign of a good thing. In this case the good thing is flapjacks. Soft, treacly flapjacks.

I think it occurred to me to make flapjacks because I bought one from a shop the other day and it tasted so sickeningly sweet - all glucose syrup and margarine - that I couldn't finish it.

I like good pale flapjacks (the ones made just with golden syrup, butter, oats and sugar) - especially chocolate dipped or fruit filled - but I like treacly ones better. And I hear treacle is a good source of Vitamin B, so they're practically a health food.



This recipe is the one my mum used when we were little - it's child-level simple and it makes dense ginger-y treacly bars, perfect for lunch boxes, or afternoon snackage. A good addition is some chopped dried apricots for a little extra fruitiness and moistness.

Treacle Flapjacks

In a saucepan, melt 75g butter with 50g dark brown sugar, 1/2 tbsp of golden syrup and 1/2 tbsp black treacle over a low heat until all combined.

Mix in 50g wholemeal flour, 75g porridge oats and 2-3tsps ground ginger (and 25g chopped dried apricots - optional)

Squash into a shallow dish and bake at Gas 3-4 for about 45 minutes until it looks set and browned on top. It will still be a bit wobbly at this stage, but will firm up as it cools. Slice while its still hot, but let it cool and firm before removing from the dish.

(NB - I like Jordans Organic Porridge Oats the best - they are the only ones I can find that are proper whole oats, not mashed up little pieces.)

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Mmmmm, oh this brings back happy memories!

Ross said...

I might see if I can make these for my party on Saturday - they seem at about my level of skill!

michael, claudia and sierra said...

i have that exact can of golden syrup in my pantry unopened. i lived in australia 5 years and i used to make these golden syrup dumplings in the microwave!!! they were amazing. the recipe is long gone now. but i have to use it soon so thanks for the reminder and i love the pic...

lydia saucepan said...

golden syrup dumplings?! wow - I am intrigued - I can't even imagine what these would be like. I love those tins - the same since i was a kid.