Flapjacks (Traditional Scottish Recipe)

Flapjacks (Traditional Scottish Recipe) — a cookie recipe, 4 ingredients.

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Ingredients

Units: US Metric
  • 75 g butter or margarine
  • 50–75 g light brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon golden syrup
  • 175 g porridge oats
Make it lactose-friendly
  • 75 g butter or margarine → plant butter, ghee (mostly lactose-free), or olive oil

Swaps are suggestions, not medical advice. Check labels if lactose is a serious issue for you.

Steps

  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 18 cm square sandwich tin.
  4. Bake in the centre of a moderate oven at 180°C (350°F / gas mark 4) for 25 minutes or until evenly golden brown.
  5. Cut into rectangles in the tin whilst warm.
  6. Allow to become almost cold in the tin before removing.
  7. Enjoy!

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Source

Wikibooks Cookbook — adapted under CC BY-SA 3.0