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Muesli Bars – Whatever flavour you want

Tuesday, April 5th, 2011

Ingredients

  1. half cup brown sugar
  2. 2 eggs
  3. 3-4 cups of other ingredients (oats, rice pops, fruit, nuts, etc – you choose!)

Instructions

  1. Mix brown sugar with egg until smoth.
  2. Mix all of your other ingredients into that mixture until its fairly dry and stuff (too wet just does not work).
  3. Line a slice tray or similar with grease proof paper
  4. Pack the slice mix into the tray hard.
  5. Bake in oven for 30 mins at 180C

Variations

Here are a few ways I have varied the ingredient list

Kids like this one, its light and tasty

  • 1 cup oats
  • 1 cup Rice pops
  • 1/2 cup coconut shredded
  • 1/2 cup Cashew nuts
  • 1/2 cup choc chips

When I’m cycling i like something more like this

  • 2 cups oats
  • 1/2 cup variable nuts
  • 1/2 cup sultanas
  • 1/2 cup choc chips

Try a few variations of your own dried fruits, nuts, whatever you like. I often also melt a bit of cooking chocolate and do a squiggle (chocolate is key to making children think its nice!). You could probably just use pre-made muesli in a rush :)

Prep time: 15mins

Number of servings (yield): 12

Meal type: snack

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Bicotti – low fat easy base recipe

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups of flour
  • 1 Cup Sugar
  • 1/2t baking soda
  • 1/2t Baking Powder
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 3 Large eggs Icing sugar for rolling it in
  • Optional: nuts, ginger pieces, cherrys, cocoa etc

Instructions

  1. Put all ingrediants in a blender and turn on low until mixed and doughy (or mix by hand)
  2. Turn out into board and roll in icing sugar (this can be messy/sticky, do your best)
  3. Split into 2 long thing rolls, put on baking paper on an oven tray.
  4. Cook at 180C/350F for 15 minutes or until cake like (occasionally a little longer to firm up in the middle)
  5. Slice into slices finger width thick lay slices on their side and re-bake for another 10-15 minutes at 150C/300F or until toasted/crisp on the outside.

Quick Notes

Most recipes contain a cup of oil or butter, I especially hunted down and tested this recipe which is low fat and easy.

These make an excellent gift wrapped in cellophane with a bow for christmas, or served with coffee. You can dress it up with a dunk in chocolate, or leave them as they are.

Additional Ingrediants:

Spices: 1/2 to 1t cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom or ginger all seem to taste great
Citrus zests and juice: 1t of lemon or orange zes and up to four T of juice can be added to the mix
Extracts: 1/2 to 1t of almond, pepermint, or vanilla extract can be added
Dried Fruits: cherries, cranberries,apricots,raisins, or currents can be rehydrated in water, fruit juice or alcohol, drained and added to the mixture.
Nuts: 1/2 to 1 cup shelled, peeled, chopped nuts (almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts, pecans, etc) can be added to the mix
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