Fluffy egg-free flapjacks

 This should form part of a series called “Luke’s Culinary Challenges”. Which is strange, as they are merely flapjacks, and not much of a challenge – you would think. You see, my lovely man has an idea about certain meals in his head.

An idealistic, perfect view of something he may have eaten as a child – and my challenge is to recreate that flavour, meal or texture. Other dishes in this “challenge” include milk tart, creme caramel and chocolate pudding – all of which you will soon see attempted here.

On to these flapjacks. Luke had this light, fluffy, sweet creation…in his head. A recipe some Tannie once made – a recipe all subsequent flapjacks have failed to live up to. I attempted this once before – with the verdict that they were “too eggy” (the recipe contained one egg). So, this past Sunday morning, looking for a lazy flapjack to enjoy in bed I decided to attempt the challenge again : Googling “light fluffy egg free flapjacks“. The things we do for love.

As you’ll see, this was the first recipe that came up. I had all the ingredients, was feeling adventurous – but still decided to make only half the quantity – in case it wasn’t up to his exacting standards. Taking my attempt back to bed, awaiting the verdict – they won him over! Crispy on the outside, light and fluffy inside and the perfect vessel for homemade lemon curd, it was a Sunday morning victory. So much so, I was in the kitchen again a short while later making a full batch for us. Flapjack victory.