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This classic, perfectly buttery flapjack recipe from Mary Berry can be added to with your favourite extra flavours and toppings.

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Introduction

These flapjacks are crunchy and traditional. Take care not to overbake them, as they can become hard and dark.

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Ingredients

225g (8oz) butter
225g (8oz) demerara sugar
75g (3oz) golden syrup
275g (10oz) porridge oats

Essential kit

You will need a 30 x 23cm (12 x 9in) traybake or roasting tin.

Method

Pre-heat the oven to 160°C/Fan 140°C/Gas 3. Grease a 30 x 23 cm (12 x 9 in) traybake or roasting tin.

Melt the butter in a large pan along with the sugar and syrup, and then stir in the oats. Mix well and then turn into the prepared tin and press flat with a palette knife or the back of a spoon.

Bake in the pre-heated oven for about 35 minutes or until pale golden brown. Remove from the oven and leave to cool for 10 minutes. Mark into 24 squares and leave to finish cooling in the tin.

To make Chocolate Chip Flapjacks (in photo): leave the mixture to cool, after stirring in the oats in step 2. Stir in 100g (4oz) plain chocolate chips, then turn into the prepared tin and follow the rest of the method for the above recipe.

To make Muesli Flapjacks: replace 175g (6oz) of the porridge oats with your favourite muesli, then follow the recipe above. Leave to cool for 10 minutes, then mark into 16 oblongs and leave to finish cooling in the tin. If you like a lot of raisins add 25–50g (1–2oz) extra when you make the flapjack mixture.

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6 Comments

    default user avatar young cash register aka lil broomstick

    Good recipe!

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    default user avatar Carlos

    Amazing give me more

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    default user avatar Rach

    Agree with Jenny, the mix is wet and needs more oats. And we know what rolled oats are, thanks.

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    default user avatar Kris…

    Way too much butter…the ratios are not correct.
    Cooking time temp is to low…

    Not a great example at all.

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    default user avatar Jenny

    Had to add extra oats as the mix was very wet. Even with extra, they barely covered the pan (12×7). Are these recipes tested before they are published?

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    default user avatar The Happy Foodie Team

    Hi Jenny,

    Thank you for your comment. We are really sorry to hear about your experience of this recipe. All of the recipes on The Happy Foodie are extracted from published cookbooks and as such have undergone an extensive testing process. We have also reconfirmed the ingredients list and tin quantity and both are correct. In the 2023 reissue of Mary Berry’s Baking Bible, this recipe does feature one small update, which is that it calls specifically for ‘old-fashioned’ porridge oats, also known as rolled oats. We are wondering whether the type of oats used may have impacted the texture and volume of the batter?

    All the best,
    The Happy Foodie Team

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From the book: Mary Berry’s Baking Bible

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