2010 Cooking club Week 1: Flapjacks

Ok, so I thought long and hard about it and decided that something simple but delicious is probably best for starting off so I'm going with flapjacks. They're easy to add to (fruit or a chocolate coating or whatever), cheap to make and not entirely unhealthy. I know it's not very exciting but there's a good number of people signed up so I thought it's probably best to cater to the beginners at the beginning.

Ingredients:
75g of butter
50 - 75g brown sugar (I prefer the darker variety, but the original recipe calls for light)
1 tablespoon of golden syrup if you have it
175g of porridge oats

Instructions:
Melt the butter in a saucepan
Add the brown sugar and syrup and mix until they melt in
Dump in the oats and stir it up (add dried fruit at this point if you want to)
Remove from the saucepan and put the mix in a greased tin (the flapjacks should be about 1cm thick)
Stick it in a preheated oven at 180c for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown
Cut in the tin then allow to cool before taking them out


Tips:
Dried fruit is great in them. I always add some. Don't add too much or they wont bind.
You can use honey instead of sugar if you prefer. It is slightly healthier but more expensive.
You can substitute some splenda for some sugar if you want. Not too much though as the sugar / syrup helps with binding. Add it in with the oats if you're adding some.
Don't get crappy oats. They make up the bulk of the recipe and good ones are cheap.