OAT & CRANBERRY BARS

PREP 15mins COOK 20- 25mins MAKES 12

INGREDIENTS

• 100g self-raising flour • 100g porridge oats • 100g light muscovado sugar • 100g dried cranberries • 100g butter, melted • 1 tbsp golden syrup • 1 large egg, beaten • 1 tsp vanilla extract or almond extract • 3 tbsps flaked almonds • Icing sugar, for dusting

METHOD

1 Heat oven to 180°C/160°C fan/gas 4. Line the base of a 20cm square tin with baking parchment. 2 In a large bowl, mix together the flour, oats, sugar and cranberries. Make a well in the centre and add the butter, golden syrup, egg and vanilla extract. Stir well until evenly damp. 3 Tip into the tin and spread out evenly. Sprinkle with almonds and bake for 20-25mins until lightly golden. 4 Cool in the tin for 10mins, then cut into 6 one way and 2 the other to make 12 bars. Dust with icing sugar.