United Kingdom Lemon & Honey Oat Bake Squares
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About this recipe
Golden baked oat bars drizzled with a tangy lemon and honey syrup, perfect for picnics, lunchboxes or afternoon tea—naturally sweet, filling and wonderfully moreish with a cup of tea.
Prep
15m
Cook
30m
Serves
Rating
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Total time · 45m
Ingredients
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250 g rolled oats
120 g unsalted butter — melted
80 g honey
1 piece lemon — zest and juice
50 g plain flour
0.5 tsp baking powder
0.25 tsp salt
1 piece egg — beaten
Tools
- · 18 cm square baking tin
- · baking parchment
- · large bowl
- · small saucepan
- · wooden spoon
Instructions
Step by step
- 1
Preheat your oven to 180°C (160°C fan). Grease and line an 18 cm square baking tin with baking parchment.
- 2
In a large bowl, mix the oats, flour, baking powder and salt.
- 3
In a small pan, warm 60 g of the honey with the melted butter and lemon zest over low heat, stirring until combined.
- 4
Pour the honey butter over the oats, add the beaten egg and stir well to coat all the oats.
- 5
Press the mixture firmly into the prepared tin, smoothing the top.
- 6
Bake for 25–, until the edges are golden and the centre is set.
- 7
Meanwhile, in the same small pan, warm the remaining 20 g of honey with the lemon juice.
- 8
As soon as the bake comes out of the oven, drizzle the lemon-honey syrup evenly over the top.
- 9
Cool completely in the tin before cutting into 9 squares.
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