flapjacks

4oz demerara sugar

4oz golden syrup

40z butter

8 oz oats

Melt the sugar syrup and butter together in a pan, gently, until the sugar has dissolved.

Preheat the oven to 180C / 160C fan, and grease or line a 9” square cake tin.

When the  sugar mixture is ready stir in the oats, then pile the mixture into the tine, spread out evenly and bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown.

Allow to cool before cutting.

Variations:

Mincemeat

Add 1 tbsp mincemeat when stirring in the oats

Apple and cinnamon

Add 3 oz of peeled chopped apples, ½ tsp cinnamon and a further 2 oz of oats at the oat mixing stage.

Seedy

Add 2 oz each of pumpkin seeds and sesame seeds when stirring in the oats

Cranberry

Add 3 oz of dried cranberries when mixing in the oats

Yuletide

Add 1oz each of dried cranberries, chopped dried dates and chopped dried figs to the oats.