# British cooks - I need flapjack help **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 7, 2012, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-cooks-i-need-flapjack-help/633936 "2012-09-07T01:35:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Pai325](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Pai325](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pai325)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2012, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-cooks-i-need-flapjack-help/633936/1 "2012-09-07T01:35:01Z")
I am trying to make flapjacks. I have butter, brown sugar, golden syrup and oatmeal. I tried one recipe last week and they were way too greasy. I tried another recipe today and I needed a jackhammer to get them out of the pan. I could use them for bricks and build a house. So what do I need to do to get a nice flapjack? ---
**Author:** ![Filbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/filbert/32/3433_2.png) [@Filbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Filbert)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2012, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-cooks-i-need-flapjack-help/633936/2 "2012-09-07T10:23:23Z")
I’ve not made flapjacks in years- but I do remember they should still be far softer than you think- almost runny- when taken out the oven, or they become suitable only for making rockeries. Maybe that’s all the problem is? ---
**Author:** ![Pai325](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Pai325](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pai325)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2012, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-cooks-i-need-flapjack-help/633936/3 "2012-09-07T12:23:52Z")
That’s probably it. I cooked the second batch too long thinking they weren’t done. They might make a good ice cream topping if I take a mallet and crush them! ---
**Author:** ![Hokkaido\_Brit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/d26b3c/32.png) [@Hokkaido\_Brit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hokkaido_Brit)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2012, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-cooks-i-need-flapjack-help/633936/4 "2012-09-07T13:05:02Z")
Rocky flapjacks make wonderful, if extremely unhealthy, breakfast cereal when broken up and served with milk. Nom! ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2012, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-cooks-i-need-flapjack-help/633936/5 "2012-09-07T15:58:39Z")
So in Western Europe (according to Wikipedia), flapjacks are absolutely nothing like pancakes and everything like granola. Huh. Mind blown! ---
**Author:** ![Pai325](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Pai325](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pai325)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2012, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-cooks-i-need-flapjack-help/633936/6 "2012-09-07T16:25:26Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > So in Western Europe (according to Wikipedia), flapjacks are absolutely nothing like pancakes and everything like granola. Huh. > > Mind blown! Only I think granola is supposed to be healthy, and flapjacks sure aren’t! ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2012, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-cooks-i-need-flapjack-help/633936/7 "2012-09-07T16:37:10Z")
I was all set to point out the buttermilk pancake recipe on Joy of Baking. I’m glad I know the diiference before I move to England. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2012, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-cooks-i-need-flapjack-help/633936/8 "2012-09-08T03:29:41Z")
> [@Pai325](#): > > Only I think granola is supposed to be healthy, and flapjacks sure aren’t! Nah people think granola is healthy but it’s not. It’s made with syrup and sugar and oatmeal here too. ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2012, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-cooks-i-need-flapjack-help/633936/9 "2012-09-08T03:45:26Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > So in Western Europe (according to Wikipedia), flapjacks are absolutely nothing like pancakes and everything like granola. Huh. > > Mind blown! Same here. I googled it and those aren’t like any flapjacks I’ve ever eaten. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2012, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-cooks-i-need-flapjack-help/633936/10 "2012-09-08T13:43:07Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > So in Western Europe (according to Wikipedia), flapjacks are absolutely nothing like pancakes and everything like granola. Huh. > > Mind blown! Granola bars. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2012, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-cooks-i-need-flapjack-help/633936/11 "2012-09-09T08:42:52Z")
Aah, we call those oat crunchies, and **Filbert** is correct, you’re leaving them in too long.