Sorry this post is a day late, I didn't want to risk Tom seeing it and knowing what I was up to so I delayed it until today! But the gift I made can be adapted to suit any occassion so I feel it's still relevant. :)
For Valentine's Day I made Tom some bite-sized flapjack hearts, along with getting some other bits and pieces (card, bottle of wine, candle etc.) that I presented on some red tissue paper. Soppy I know, but we'll have been together 2 years this month so I thought a bit of effort was due!
So here's the recipe:
Ingredients:
250g Porridge Oats
125g Brown Sugar
150g Butter (add more if it's not mixing well)
2-4 tbsps Golden Syrup (depending on how gooey you want them)
Method:
1. Pre-heat the oven to 180C
2. Melt the sugar, butter and syrup together in a saucepan on a low-medium heat until mixed well.
3. Take the pan off the heat and stir in the oats a little at a time, making sure they all get coated in the mixture.
4. Place the mixture onto a lightly greased baking tray and smooth out flat OR to make shapes, use a shaped mould like in the picture below and make sure to pack each mould as tightly as you can so they don't crumble. Push the individual flapjacks out of the mould and place on a baking tray.
5. If making one big flapjack bake in the oven for 20 minutes or until golden brown. If bite-sized pieces bake for 5-10 minutes or until golden brown.
6. Leave to cool, then enjoy!
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| Mixture, moulds and ready to bake! |
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