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Aunty Gail's Crackerjack Flapper jacks
OK, gastronomes, this is the
real deal where walking fuel is concerned - you will need:
4oz of margarine
4oz of soft brown sugar
3oz of golden syrup or honey
8oz of rolled oats
a little cooking oil
Put the margarine, sugar and syrup or honey into a saucepan and stir over a low heat until melted.
Add the rolled oats and mix well.
Brush a shallow tin (20 x 30cm or (8 x 12 inches to anyone born before 1970)) with the cooking oil and spread the flapjack mixture into the tin, smoothing the top with a knife.
Bake in the centre of a moderate
oven (180c, 350f or gas mark 4) for 20 minutes or until the flapjacks are golden
brown (or in my case, charred to a crisp).
Cool for 5 minutes, then cut into 24 bars. Allow to cool further before removing from the tin.
...pig out!!!
Of course that is only the theory...
In practice by the time you (or
your partner/mates/kids/dog etc) have 'tasted' the ingredients you will probably
just about have enough mixture left for half what you intended. Also, given the
fact that you also probably didn't adjust the cooking time to suite your fan
oven (...or alternatively nuked it for a moment to long in the microwave...) it
will come out with the specific density of a small black hole and with a calorie
reading just the wrong side of 'critical' on the sin scale. The kitchen will
look and smell like a small war has just been fought in it and, having tasted
the ingredients and realised the potential for gastric meltdown, the dog won't
come out from under the sink and will develop a nervous tic every time you
mention walkies for fear of what may be lurking in you rucksack. Let's face it,
in the final analysis the humble flap jack comes in at about the Uranium 238
level and would probably do a better job
as it won't make you glow in
the dark!
And if you want a choccy topping you are on your own sunshine...
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One final thing... Lads, this is a recipe, it involves cooking, and therefore the potential for destroying the kitchen and/or the relationship with the missus is very high. Buy the flap jacks or get your mum to make them...
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