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Flapjacks - nice and gooey

26 replies

SoupDragon · 28/09/2006 10:47

Well, I made the condensed milk flapjacks any OMG they're fantastic So fantastic that I feel sick but that's to do with quantity not quality...

I used this recipe but halved all the ingredients except the condensed milk. I had to sprinkle extra oats in the mixture as it was too gooey so you'll need more than the list says.

Porridge Oats (just the plain cheap type, not large ones), 500g
Butter, 300g
Golden Syrup (in a green and gold tin), 4 serving spoons
Unsweetended condensed milk, half a tin
Demerera sugar, 340g

You'll also need an oven, a saucepan, some baking parchment and a large
baking tin or a couple of small ones.

Method:

  1. Preheat the oven to 160 degrees celcius, you may need to search the web to find a conversion to gas mark (1-9) which many ovens are in.
  2. Line the baking tin with baking parchment, this doesn't have to be neat. I found that a lakeland 2lb loaf tin liner flattened out fitted well for a 18x28cm tray and half the mixture.
  3. Melt the butter in a large saucepan over a medium heat.
  4. Add the sugar, syrup and condensed milk. Keep heating and stirring until all is melted and mixed. Don't rush by turning the heat up.
  5. When the sugar has dissolved, let the mixture boil for a couple of minutes, stirring to prevent it sticking to the pan.
  6. Gradually add the oats, folding them in. All the oats should be coated, and the mixture quite dense, but still sticky. Don't add so many oats that the mixture becomes dry.
  7. Pour the mixture into the tins and spread about so that it lines the tin to a depth of 2-3cm. Fill as many tins as necessary! Don't squash the mixture in, just spread it evenly.
  8. Bake in the oven for ~15mins (mine took about 20). If using top and middle shelves swap half way through so they cook evenly.
  9. You should take them out when they just start to go brown round the edges, don't leave longer than this. If they're still squidgy in the middle that's fine, they set on cooking.
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MrsSpoon · 28/09/2006 10:51

300g of butter!

Bet they are lovely though.

SoupDragon · 28/09/2006 10:54

It was the butter quantity that made me only make half the recipe amount. Of course, that doesn't change the amount of butter per portion but it seemed less obscene at the time

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DCIMaloryTowers · 28/09/2006 10:55

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MrsSpoon · 28/09/2006 10:55

No wonder they were gooey!

Now if only I hadn't re-started my diet on Monday...

MrsSpoon · 28/09/2006 10:58

I of course cross posted with MT! Although I now feel a little put off at the thought of the 'gooey' flapjacks so thankyou MT.

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SoupDragon · 28/09/2006 12:20

Not entirely sure what you're doing with the flapjacks, MT but wouldn't a firmer version be better for that sort of thing?

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Babymad4num3 · 28/09/2006 12:37

Has it got to be butter, or can it be the butter taste stuff!

SoupDragon · 28/09/2006 13:08

I would imagine any margarine is fine. Although not the axle grease "value" stuff

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Flamesparrow · 28/09/2006 15:48

Ooooooooooooh if only I had more of the ingredients, I'd go make some now (I have porridge... and thats it)

SoupDragon · 28/09/2006 15:49

So, you only have the oats.... they're not going to be very gooey are they?

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Flamesparrow · 28/09/2006 15:50

I have wine... could I mix em with that???

I have "I can't believe its not butter" too... but unfortunately I can quite easily believe its not butter and I can't bring myself to use it

SoupDragon · 28/09/2006 15:51

you won't notice the taste once you've added all the sugary ingredients. Which you don't have...

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Flamesparrow · 28/09/2006 15:52

I really am a crap housewife....

SoupDragon · 28/09/2006 17:08

I wish I was! [nauseous]

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Flamesparrow · 28/09/2006 17:14

Good point... I may be crap, but my jeans still fit

Flamesparrow · 29/09/2006 07:54

Oh Balls... I think I bought sweetended condensed milk!

Mercy · 30/09/2006 12:08

I'm going to make these this afternoon - I've bought sweetened condensed milk too!

Should I reduce the amount of sugar then?

emmatom · 30/09/2006 12:17

So how would you make the ones that have chocolate over half of them? Just melt the choc and dip the flapjack in, do you reckon?

Mercy · 30/09/2006 12:34

emmatom - I suppose so, and then put them in the fridge to set. I don't really know tbh!

Can someone please help us?!

Flamebat · 30/09/2006 12:56

Yes to melting and dipping chocolate, and Soupdragon advised me to just use less sugar with the sweet condensed milk.

I was ill yesterday so still not made.

SoupDragon · 30/09/2006 13:16

I made mine with sweetened milk and they were really sickly. Which didn't stop me eating another 3 this morning

I'd definitely reduce the sugar although I'm not sure by how much.

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SoupDragon · 30/09/2006 13:18

You could pour melted choc over the top before removing them from the tray.

If you dip them, you'll have to put them on greaseproof paper to set - ne need to put them in the fridge. In fact, fridging them can make the chocolate get a white "bloom" on it.

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Mercy · 30/09/2006 13:35

Mine are in the oven - I used 100g of sugar.

Will report back later!

Mercy · 30/09/2006 14:44

Right, we have just sampled the flapjacks. dd is in seventh heaven and ds refused to touch it!

Very nice but far too sweet for me (will look for the unsweetened milk next time).

One thing, it's a bit soggy underneath. I don't have a proper baking tin so I used a dish, which I think was a bit too deep?

However, thanks for the recipe Soupdragon