Flapjack Recipe | Lyle's Golden Syrup (2024)

FAQs

Can you substitute golden syrup for honey in flapjacks? ›

It can be used wherever honey is used, providing a lesser flavour spectrum but saving rather a lot of cost; this would include on porridge, pancakes and waffles, in flapjacks, ginger cakes and similar. To really showcase this ingredient, try making our golden syrup dumplings.

For me, too much golden syrup makes them hard to bite through and dunking is simply not an option with flapjacks. Golden syrup can also make flapjacks sickly sweet. Cooking times and oven temperature are important.

Why do my homemade flapjacks fall apart? This can happen if you overcook or undercook your flapjacks. When you overcook a flapjack, the golden syrup dries out and it becomes crumbly. An undercooked flapjack will have a raw doughy texture that doesn't hold its shape.

Golden syrup, also known as light treacle, is a by-product of refining sugar cane. It's an inverted sugar syrup that's loved by cooks and enjoyed by the whole family. The golden-colored syrup has a buttery and sweetly caramelised flavour with a rich melt-in-the-mouth texture.

In the U.S., golden syrup is usually sold under the name of light treacle, but it's not readily available in many grocery stores. In cooking recipes, molasses and light treacle are often used interchangeably because their textures and flavor profiles are similar.

Golden syrup is made up of sugar and water. Therefore, it is in no comparison healthier than honey. However, honey is a natural sweetener with nutrients, whereas golden syrup is empty calories. Therefore, honey is more nutritious than golden syrup.

The lumps form because flour contains gluten, a sticky substance that activates when it gets wet and mixed. If gluten is over-mixed it becomes tough, rubbery, and unappetizing.

Golden syrup is the chewiness activator in a flapjack recipe, so if you want extremely chewy results, add an extra half a tablespoon to this recipe, with 5g less caster sugar. When the flapjacks are pale golden and still very soft to the touch, remove them from the oven.

Your flapjack will not look completely baked when you remove it from the oven. Due to the nature of the ingredients, they will still be quite melt-y, but don't worry – it will set as it cools down. As long as the edges have started to darken and look slightly crisp, it's ready to come out the oven.

Do you cut flapjacks when they're hot or cold? Mary Berry suggests allowing the flapjacks to cool slightly before removing them from the tin and cutting them. I personally find it a bit easier to wait until they have cooled completely and hardened before removing them.

Should you keep flapjacks in the fridge? ›

Flapjacks need to be kept cold and are best stored in the fridge. This will help them hold their shape. If your flapjacks do fall apart in warm weather, just press all the pieces back into the tray as you did before you cooked them and place the tray in the fridge for a few hours. Once cold, you can cut them up again.

How often to water your Flapjacks. Flapjacks needs 0.8 cups of water every 12 days when it doesn't get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5.0" pot.

According to the company's website, Lyle had strong religious views, which is why the logo depicts the story of Samson from the Old Testament, in which Samson killed an attacking lion, and later noticed a swarm of bees had formed a comb of honey in the carcass.

The black can either be from the oxidization of the tin or it could be mold growth. In either case golden syrup only has a shelf life of about two years; or one year after being opened, and it should be refrigerated after opening. The granulation could be fixed by reheating but the black is not worth the risk.

If you can get your hands on raw honey, you are in for a treat. Golden syrup on the other hand is a by-product from sugar processing and was invented by chemists at Abram Lyle (now Tate & Lyle). It can be easily substituted for honey although I find that the flavour changes slightly.

Honey has an amber color similar to maple syrup, and while it might be a touch sweeter, it makes a wonderful swap. It'll be similar in texture as well, if only a smidge thicker. The only place you may notice a difference in flavor is if you're topping your breakfast with it. In baked goods, it will be negligible.

The golden syrup can be substituted and you could use (liquid/runny) honey or agave syrup. But we would mention that honey can have quite an assertive taste when used in cooking, so try to use a very mild-flavoured honey and we would mention that the cookies will not taste exactly the same.

Both offer benefits in the form of either vitamins or minerals, and both offer protective antioxidant activity. Putting taste aside, as the two have different flavors — honey is more floral while maple syrup is more woodsy — maple syrup tends to be the slightly healthier choice, but we enjoy both throughout the year.