Sunday, 11 August 2013

FRUIT AND NUT BARS.....

 
 
I made these this morning... simple..wholesome and delicious!  The sun is still beaming brightly...skies ever so blue!  Its been brilliant here.  Onto the recipe...

INGREDIENTS:

2 cups whole rolled  oats
1/2 cup plain flour
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon bi carb
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
dash vanilla extract
125 grams real butter
1/2 cup of honey
2 cups of a mixture of... sunflower  seeds..nuts. pecans.....dried fruit . cranberries...dried apricots....coconut ect....whatever you wish!

I used walnuts...sunflower seeds..mixed fruit and coconut..

METHOD:

combine all your dry ingredients in bowl

melt the butter and honey in a saucepan till just  boiling...turn off the heat...cool for a minute...then plonk in your  vanilla
add to the dry ingredients.  Mix till thoroughly combined....pour into a lined slice tray. Bake at 180 celcius for approx. 30 minutes......or until golden brown. sit in tin till cooled it will firm right up......  melted chocolate if you desire...but they are awesome with....so go ahead!!  indulge...  when chocolate is set...cut into pieces...and munch!

Store in the fridge in an airtight container......they stay crunchy that way...

That was easy!  Its sunday here... so onwards I go into the day!.......

Thursday, 8 August 2013

ITS NEARLY SPRING!

HIHO!!   popping by to say HI!....I've cut back on the baking...well it is that time of the year...spring nearly here...  lol....I'm bursting at the seams with expectations of the coming months...new grandchild on the way...warmer weather...plenty to grow and gather...places I want to see... More trips to take...Ill blog them this time!  Last summer went by so quick!

The sun has been beaming down for several days now...oh soooo delightful...after the longest greyest cloudiest winter I can ever remember....hasn't been cold...just not blue! A gals gotta have the blue skies...planted a sunflower yesterday in a pot...yup...just one....and some roma tomatoes...nothing like the taste of home grown tomatoes...produce has to have soul!  and love.... ok folks....short one ...have a most fantabulous day!...and don't forget to smile!   Its all good!