Nutty Brown Butter Flapjacks
Give classic golden syrup flapjacks a serious upgrade by making them with nutty brown butter! This batch is quick to make with a chewy texture and loads of mix ins.
Servings: 9 Flapjacks
Equipment
- 8" Square Baking Tin
- Large Saucepan
- Mixing Bowl
- Palette Knife
Ingredients
- 175 g Unsalted Butter
- 150 g Golden Syrup
- 100 g Light Brown Sugar
- 300 g Porridge Oats
- 50 g Buckwheat Flour
- ¼ tsp Table Salt
- 50 g Raisins
- 50 g Sultanas
- 40 g Walnuts (Roughly Chopped)
- 20 g Pumpkin Seeds
- ½ tsp Almond Extract (Optional)
Instructions
- Preheat an oven to 170°c/150°c fan (338°f/302°f).
- Lightly grease an 8" square baking tin and line with baking parchment.
- Chop the butter into evenly sized pieces then place into a large saucepan. Place over a medium heat & cook, stirring regularly until the butter is brown & smells nutty.
- As soon as the brown butter is cooked, take the pan off the heat then add in the golden syrup & sugar and mix until smooth.
- Next, add in the oats, flour, salt, raisins, sultanas, pumpkin seeds, walnuts & almond extract.
- Mix well then transfer the flapjack mix to the lined baking tin.
- Use a palette knife to press the flapjack down into a flat, even layer then bake in the preheated oven for 20-25 minutes, until golden brown but still soft.
- Once baked, leave the flapjacks in the tin, to cool completely then use a sharp, serrated knife to cut into 9 squares.
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1. To Bake In An Aga - To cook in an Aga, place the flapjacks in the baking oven, on the bottom set of runners. Cook as above. Use the boiling plate to brown the butter.
2. Storage - These flapjacks are best eaten with 3 days of being made. Make sure to store them in an airtight container.
3. Flour - If you haven't got buckwheat flour, you could use oat or wholemeal flour instead. Buckwheat flour doesn't contain gluten though, so if you use a flour that contains gluten, keep in mind that the texture might be slightly softer.
4. Mix Ins - Feel free to use different dried fruit & nuts! Pretty much any will work. You could even add chocolate chips in instead of drizzle melted chocolate over the top.
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