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Once again sorry for the absence, I will get into the hang of actually updating this blog more often. In the meantime. If you wish to follow me I am also on Instagram and Twitter under the name PathSimplicity, something we are aiming for. I am also looking to change the things I blog about and adding not only my recipes etc that work but those that don't. Sometimes the only way to success is via admitted defeat. Plus someone might have an idea to help me out, and we can all use a good idea.

My goal for the rest of this year is too start making more snacks and various lunch options for my kids. See my previous entry The Great Lunchbox Conundrum So far I have had a very hit and miss year. We have had leftovers, muffins, pies, sausage rolls, salads, wraps etc but more often than not we still refer back to the same old boring sandwiches.

My kidlets are finishing off a batch of double choc chip muffins today. Miss 3 has finished her devastated lip dropping moment because someone else ate the last yellow wrapper covered muffin. Poor girl had to have a pink one. This apparently is heart-breaking. So in good Mummy form I did some more baking, as the 3 cookies we have left in the jar (from a 1700s oatmeal cookie recipe, ill post that another day) isn't enough to fight off starvation and kitchen raids after school and work for hubby.  So today I made some muesli bars/slice, which are similar to granola bars I believe. Now all mine are nut free as well some of us don't like or can't eat nuts. No major reactions just can't stomach them.
Problem with today's recipe is I lost my original, created by me, worked every time recipe. This is what happens when I forget to put it in my little purple book. So I found another one and fingers crossed it worked. This recipe has no link as it was written in an old book I found in the cupboard of recipes I've found along the way and wanted to try.

Choc Chip Muesli Slice

2 1/2 cups of rolled oats
3/4 cups desiccated coconut
1 cup milk choc bits
2/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
2/3 cup plain flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup olive oil
1/3 cup milk
1 egg

Preheat oven to 180 deg Celsius, Grease or line a slice tin.
Combine oats, coconut, choc bits and sugar in a bowl. Sift flour and baking powder together over the top of the oat mix.
Whisk oil, milk and egg together in a separate bowl. Add to the oat mix and stir until well combined.
Press into prepared pan and bake for 20 mins until golden and set.
Stand in pan for 15 minutes., lift onto wire rack. Allow to cool before cutting.

  

VERDICT:
Cooked this looks amazing, and like a real winner. However, it is more crumbly than I would like for a bar/slice and fairly dry. But it still has a nice flavour. I am thinking that maybe next time I could switch the brown sugar for honey ?? This may result in a sticker bar, but more moist. It also would have helped if I hadn't of been distracted and forgot about it and cooked it for 5 minutes longer than it needed.