Sarah's Slice

I was asked if I could make some things that could be given as gifts this Christmas and I thought a jar of festive jam was a perfect start. This jam is flavoured with strawberries, cranberries, orange and spice. All the flavours of Christmas in a jar! It has so many uses apart from spreading on bread or scones. It can be used in cake and frangipani tarts too. Jump to recipe To start put the jam jars in the oven at 140 degrees centigrade (120 fan) faced down on a baking tray.

My flapjack recipes are so popular I just had to think of another flavour and a new Christmas version seemed perfect. For this festive version of my popular flapjack I used my homemade mincemeat and it worked really well. It is also a great way to use up any leftover after Christmas and really easy to make. You could also make this flapjack in advance and freeze it ready for the festive season. Mincemeat isn’t just for mince pies!!! It really is a tasty flapjack and very fes

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Flapjack is traybake cut into slices and made from oats, butter, sugar and syrup. My version also contains condensed milk which gives it its

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Flapjack is traybake cut into slices and made from oats, butter, sugar and syrup. My version also contains condensed milk which gives it its

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