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Anyone got a decent energy bar recipe??
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flapjack
aldi Flapjacks 38 p 500+ calories
Soreen malt loaf smothered in butter
PPs recipe, they've kept me going on some long rides.
Oat biscuits
6oz / 150g margarine
6oz / 150g plain flour
6oz / 150g Demerara (brown) sugar
2 tablespoons Golden Syrup
½ tsp Bicarbonate of Soda
8oz / 200g porridge oats (Approx, see below)
Preheat the oven to 180 Celsius / 350 Fahrenheit / Gas Mk 4.
Gently melt the margarine and golden syrup in a pan.
Whilst this is melting, mix all the other ingredients in a large bowl and lightly grease 2 big baking trays.
Mix the melted butter into the dry ingredients. This should produce a stiff mixture that will easily hold its shape when rolled into a ball. If not, add more oats to stiffen it up.
Roll into balls about 1 to 1½ inches in diameter and place on the tray.
Bake until LIGHLY browned. In our fan oven this takes exactly 8 minutes. It may take longer in standard ovens, but I can't see it being any more that 2-3 minutes more.
(If they spread out too much, you need more oats next time)
Optional Extras -
Add 100g sultanas straight into the above recipe for a jucier biscuit!
Substitute 50g of the sugar for 50g of mixed chopped nuts for a bit more crunch.
These [url= http://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/galleries/small-wonders/chocolate-marbled-energy-bars.html ]Delia ones[/url] are great. Reasonably easy to make and lovely to eat.
...dips hand into desk drawer for piece of home made bar.
these are really easy to make, take less than 10 minutes excluding cooking time.
225g oats
50g butter
200g honey/golden syrup or 100g of each. You can add more for extra ‘moistness’.
50g sunflower seeds
50g pumpkin seeds
50g almonds
40g hazelnuts
200g dried fruit
pinch of salt
Don't get too hung up on what nuts/fruits/seeds you use.
Melt butter and honey/syrup in a pan, mix dry ingredients together, pour on honey mix, stir together, put into baking tray, bake at 150 for around 20 minutes. Cool in tray. Once cool I spread on the optional chocolate topping, leave to cool then cut up. Makes about 18 bars. I usually line the tray with grease proof paper but if you need to grease it or it sticks to the flapjack.
Lidl have got some great ingredients at the moment - I got bags of cranberries and walnuts yesterday, mmm cranberry/walnut/plain chocolate mmm. They also have dried strawberries and loads of other stuff.
enjoy.
they are going to be running some info on home made bars in cycling wekly in the coming weeks.