Help with recipe please - what would you recommend to make these bars more cohesive?

[michelle]

The flavour is excellent - it's the texture I want to change. They're very soft and fall-aparty. I thought about boiling the sugar mixture for a longer time, but maybe the combination itself is the problem?

TIA!!!

http://www.canadianliving.com/food/toasted_oat_granola_bars.php

 

[michelle]

it's also important that i keep them gluten-free

 

[mistral]

I would try boiling longer, especially if it is humid where you live. (nt)

 

[marilynfl]

How about grinding up some more flat oats into a gritty flour and blending that iin?

 

[marilynfl]

Or adding the dates to the cooked sugar mixture to make ti thicker/stickier?

 

[marilynfl]

geez, can you tell I'm sitting here with a new Logitec keyboard for my Ipad with dilated eyes after

my retina exam.

sheesh...

 

[cheezz]

Michelle, a super product to make GF baked goods cohesive is golden flax meal

Start with about 1-1/2 tablespoon and mix with hot water to make a loose paste and add that. Works great for pizza dough too.

 

[janet-in-nc]

I love mine. Had it for 2 years and only charged it once. Warning, don't be

a dope like me and think it needs charging or isn't functioning. Check the on/off switch on the side. Sometimes gets itself turned off while putting the iPad in it's case.

 

[michelle]

Thanks so much for your suggestions, Marilyn, Janet, Mistral & Cheezz - I'm going to play with it

some more now smileys/smile.gif