Putting the crunch into crunchies

One thing I do miss eating is crunchies , the UK nearest equivalent is ‘flapjacks’ which are thick, soggy and with no crunch.

It is possible to buy these biscuits from a South African shop, but why not make your own?

Basic crunchie recipe

Ingredients

180g of butter
2 cups of oats
1 cup of unsweetened coconut
1 cup of flour
1 cup of sugar
2 tablespoons of golden syrup
1 teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda

Method

1. Melt butter and syrup together and then add bicarbonate of soda
2. Mix dry ingredients together, create a well in the centre of the dry ingredients and add the melted butter and syrup mixture
3. Mix together, then flatten the mixture into a greased pan.
4. Bake for 20 – 30mins at 180 C

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