Oat & cranberry bars

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Ingredients

100g self raising flour

100g porridge oats

100g light muscovado sugar

100g dried cranberries

100g butter , melted

1 tbsp golden syrup

1large egg , beaten

1 tsp vanilla extract or almond extract

3 tbsp flaked almonds

icing sugar , for dusting

Method

Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Line the base of a 20cm square tin with baking parchment.

In a large bowl, mix together the flour, oats, sugar and cranberries. Make a well in the centre and add the butter, golden syrup, egg and vanilla extract. Stir well until evenly damp.

Tip into the tin and spread out evenly. Sprinkle with almonds and bake for 20-25 mins until lightly golden. Cool in the tin for 10 mins, then cut into 6 one way and 2 the other to make 12 bars. Dust with icing sugar.