{"id":1989,"date":"2011-02-26T17:14:23","date_gmt":"2011-02-26T09:14:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.peepor.net\/pint\/blog\/?p=1989"},"modified":"2014-08-11T21:31:19","modified_gmt":"2014-08-11T13:31:19","slug":"chocolate-flapjack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peepor.net\/pint\/blog\/?p=1989","title":{"rendered":"Chocolate Flapjack &#8211; A Snack Bar With A Twist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Flapjack\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.peepor.net\/pint\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Flapjack.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"449\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I didn&#8217;t know such a thing as a flapjack exists until I came to the UK. In fact, it only revealed itself to me last November, while we were lunching at the Vennel&#8217;s Cafe in the city center. I&#8217;ve been tempted ever since to give it a try &#8211; both orally and skill wise.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Ingredients<\/em>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Porridge oats: 3.5 cups (about 300g)<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sugar: 1 tbsp<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Salt: a pinch<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Raisin: 3\/4 cup<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Butter: 175g (3 tbsp)<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Honey: 175g (3 tbsp)<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Orange zest: of 1 orange<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Milk chocolate: 400g (2 regular blocks)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Method<\/em>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Preheat oven at 180 degrees. Line baking tray with greased baking paper.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mix oats, sugar, salt and raisins in a mixing bowl.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Melt butter and honey together in a pot. Add zest to it.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Remove from heat once it starts bubbling. Stir into oats mixture.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Pour mixture onto tray and distribute evenly.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bake on lower shelf for 15 &#8211; 20min till golden brown. Remove from oven and leave to cool for 30 min.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Melt chocolate with a pinch of salt in a water bath.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Pour over cooled oats and spread evenly using a spatula.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Leave in freezer for 30min to allow chocolate to set.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Cut into rectangular pieces to serve.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><em>Tricks<\/em><\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Press oats down firmly with a spoon before baking. This prevents it from coming apart easily while it&#8217;s being consumed.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">To create a marble coating effect, separately melt milk and white chocolate and pour one over the other on top of baked oats.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">I added less sugar than is usually required because the chocolate coating more than doubles its sweetness. Add 1 more tbsp of sugar if you&#8217;re intending to leave the coating out of the recipe.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Honey was used in place of golden syrup, the latter of which would produce a nicer aroma for the snack.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to Jamie Oliver, adding a pinch of salt to the chocolate helps to create a more &#8216;chocolatey&#8217; effect.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Serving<\/em><\/strong>:<br \/>\n8 &#8211; 10 persons<\/p>\n<div id=\"wp_fb_like_button\" style=\"margin:5px 5px 5px 0;float:left;height:40px;\"><script src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\"><\/script><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/peepor.net\/pint\/blog\/?p=1989\" send=\"true\" layout=\"button_count\" width=\"450\" show_faces=\"true\" font=\"verdana\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\"><\/fb:like><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I didn&#8217;t know such a thing as a flapjack exists until I came to the UK. 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