Bonus - Melting Method - Argyll Biscuits

Another method of making a snack is melting the fat and stirring in the dry ingredients, typically flapjack type bars. 

This recipe is from Peter Nebold

Ingredients

100g margarine

100g granulated sugar

100g self raising flour

100g rolled oats

1 dstsp golden syrup

1 tspn ground ginger

½ tsp bicarb soda

Method

Heat oven to Gas Mk4 180OC

Put marg and syrup in saucepan

Melt on GENTLE heat. 

Stir in the sugar

Place on heat proof mat

Stir in oats, flour, ginger and bicarb

Grease a large baking tray

Take rounded teaspoon of mixture, roll to a ball, place on baking tray and flatten

Bake for 10 mins until golden brown. Allow to cool on tray for 5 mins

Place on cooling tray

Granola Bars are a bit more healthy and use the melting method. For very healthy options look at the Cyclists - Nuts and Seeds video on the specialist diets page. The great thing about these are are the variety of different nuts, seeds and fruits you can put in. Here are a selection of different recipes. 

This link will take you to a recipe from the BBC Good Food website.

This link is for chewy granola from honestcooking.com

The one is from the food network.