Snack Food

Always interested in food, I have found a couple of basic recipes that are good snacks, on and off the bike.

Peanut Bars

1/2 cup peanuts, salted is good
1/2 cup other nuts or seeds
1/2 cup dried fruit, cranberries are my choice
2 cups oats
2 cups rice cereal, the cheap one works just as well
1/2 cup peanut butter, smooth or not
1/2 cup brown sugar

options: teaspoons of honey

In a bowl mix the nuts, seeds, fruit, oats and cereal.
Combine peanut butter, sugar and honey, microwave for 1-2 minutes, stir until blended.
Pour wet ingredients over dry, stir until coated.
Spoon onto greaseproof paper covered tray, press down firmly. I use a 10-15mm sided 150mm x 250mm tray.
Let stand or refrigerate for an hour, cut into bars.

Oat Muffins

1 cup oats
1 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup margarine
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 cup self raising flour
pinch of salt
1/2 cup dried fruit

options: plenty of, 1/4 cup nuts and 3 tbls honey, 2 bananas with 1/4 cup olive oil, both with 1/4 tbls ground cinnamon.

Soak oats with buttermilk.
Cream marg and sugar until light.
Beat in egg to sugar mix.
Stir in flour and oat mix.
Fold in fruit to mix.
Fill muffin cups to 2/3 full. Bake for 20-25 on 200 degrees C.

Eat it!