Crunchie update.....I just made 2 81/2 " square tines with another recipe....

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joanietoo

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this one is 1 cup each of flour, oats, brown sugar, 8oz butter, 1tsp bi-carb and 2 TBL golden syrup. I used Illovo as it is what I have.

Also 1 cup of dessicated coconut...BUT I could not find the nice plain one. The only one is an American product and it is sweetened.

They cooked for 20 mins and rose well......a little dark on the edges. So far they taste a bit sweet but then I dont eat many of them these days and think I find everything too sweet these days too (unless I've eatn a good meal with plenty of wine??!)

One tin I did what my Mum does, press down gently with an egg lift and then cut into squares. The other tin I just cut into squares...it does help to press down gently before cutting. NO recipe seems to tell you to do that.

They are crisping up well but I double the amount and they may turn out to be more chewy then crunchie...I'll let you know. Either way they are not crumbly which is what you are trying to avoid.

Must go and make banana bread too....not much time before folk arrive....

Am doing the green bean and feta salad too, must get going....

 
These sound great, Joanie. What does the bi-carb (baking soda) do?

 
???, make them rise or make them lighter.....wow this lot went down so well.....

however I prefer my Mum making them, they turn out even better...anything anyone else makes always seems better than mine.

Anyway the one lot that I pressed down on after cooking were more crunchie through out.
The oats I used were old fashioned Quaker and I have to say I do prefer the Jungle oats but that is because I have that cildhood thing about them. My children were over the moon eating these as were the other guests some of whom were also expats.

I suggest using only 1/2 brown sugar and 1/2 white sugar.
I also suggest trying to find non sweetened dessicated coconut.
I suggest using 2 good TBL spoons of syrup.
AND
I suggest not making them thicker than 1/2 of an inch in the pan.

Just spoken to my Mum so see below her version of crunchies again.

 
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