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I recently went out for afternoon tea with a good friend of mine to 108 Marylebone – a charming hotel situated just off the hustle and bustle of Oxford Street. As well as the snug lounge, beautiful surroundings and elegant tea stand, the selection of treats were delicious. My favourite was by far the bakewell slice which had a subtle crumbly texture to it and made me think of another of my favourite homemade treats – flapjack. Since tasting it, I have had it on my mind so I decided to try to create a bake combining the two 🙂

Ingredients

150g butter plus extra for greasing
50g caster sugar
4 tbsp golden syrup
200g rolled oats
50g ground almonds
1 tsp almond extract
3 tbsp jam (raspberry, strawberry or blueberry)
Handful of flaked almonds

Preheat the oven to 190C and generously grease a square tin with butter (as then…

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