Lavender Shortbread

• 250g very soft butter
• 250g plain flour
• 75g cornflour
• 70g granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon lavender flowers, dried and ground in a pestle.
• 50g caster sugar (for the top)

1. Preheat the oven to 160C.
2. Mix butter with salt, sugar and lavender.
3. Sift flour and cornflour onto butter and just mix until a smooth dough is formed.
4. Press the dough into a 15cm square tray until flat and even.
5. Bake 40mins until top and bottom are light brown then sprinkle with a thin layer of caster sugar.
6. Cool in the dish and cut into portions with a thin knife when just warm but let it go completely cold before removing from the dish
7. Keep in an airtight container.

Granola Bars

GRAINS:

1 cup rice puffs

1 cup rolled oats

1 cup rolled wheat

1/2 chopped almonds

1/2 sunflower seeds

1/2 cup flax seeds

1/2 cup dried cranberries

GLAZE:

130 g light brown sugar

110 g honey

50g butter (half a stick)

1 tsp vanilla

toast any raw grains in the oven for about 5 min. at 200 C, mixing half-way through

line 13x9 inch pan with baking paper to spread granola in

mix all dry ingredients in very large bowl

heat all glaze ingredients in heavy sauce pan on stove top at medium heat

bring to boil, reduce heat stirring constantly, simmer 2 minutes

pour glaze over dry ingredients, mix well

spread in foil lined pan, smooth flat with back of spoon and your hands

smooth a LOT, as you want the grains to be packed together so the bars don't fall apart!

let sit for 2 hours

remove granola from the baking paper and place on counter, using a large knife, cut into bars

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