Flapjack

Traditional Scottish recipe

Ingredients

• 75g of butter or margarine
• 50 - 75g light brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon of golden syrup
• 175g of porridge oats

Procedure

1. Put the butter or margarine, sugar and golden syrup into a saucepan and stir over a low heat until the fat and sugar have melted.
2. Add the porridge oats and blend thoroughly.
3. Press into a well greased 18cm square sandwich tin.
4. Bake in the centre of a moderate oven at 180°C or 350°F or gas mark 4 for 25 minutes or until evenly golden brown.
5. Mark into fingers whilst warm.
6. Allow to become almost cold in the tin before removing.
7. Enjoy!

Variations

• Replace the sugar and golden syrup with 75g of Honey.
• Add 50g of raisins.