Make it don't buy it: flapjacks recipe

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 180C.

2. 2

   Melt the butter over a very low heat on the hob, stirring occasionally, and very lightly grease a shallow 23cm baking tin with butter

3. 3

   When the butter is fully melted, add the syrup and brown sugar and stir until thoroughly mixed in, keeping the pan over a very low heat.

4. 4

   Next, remove the pan from the heat and stir in the oats a little at a time.

5. 5

   It's easier to make sure that all the oats are getting well covered if you don't just dump them all in at once, and this reduces the potential for a messy hob too.

6. 6

   Stir all the oats in, making sure that they're all really well covered with the syrup, butter and sugar blend.

7. 7

   Tip the mixture out into the greased baking tin, and pack it down hard with the back of a wooden spoon.

8. 8

   Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes, then raise the temperature to 200C and bake for another 5-10 minutes.

9. 9

   The flapjacks should now be a fair amount darker on top, but not burned, and the mixture will be quite gooey.

10. 10

    Remove the tin from the oven, and score lines with a sharp knife to mark out your squares.

11. 11

    Leave the tin on a heatproof surface to cool for about 10-15 minutes, then cut your squares properly and place on a wire rack to fully cool.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.