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CEREAL BARS
Serves 8
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 12 to 15 minutes
5 tablespoons (70 g) unsalted butter
¼ cup packed (50 g) light brown sugar
1 ounce (30 g) piloncillo sugar
1½ tablespoons (22 g) glucose powder
1½ cups (140 g) rolled oats
½ cup (60 g) pistachios
3 tablespoons (30 g) sesame seeds, crushed
3 tablespoons (30 g) flaxseeds
⅓ cup (80 g) dried figs, quartered
½ cup (80 g) dried cranberries
1¾ teaspoons (12 g) honey
In a saucepan, boil the butter, brown sugar, piloncillo sugar, and
glucose powder. In a mixing bowl, mix the oats and all of the dried
fruits, nuts, and seeds together. Add the honey and dried fruit-andseed
mixture to the boiling syrup and mix well. Preheat the oven to
360°F (180°C). Pour the mixture into small 1⅜ by 2⅛ -inch (3.5 by
5.5-cm) stainless steel rectangles and bake in the oven for 12 to 15
minutes. The mixture should not brown. Remove from the oven,
unmold, and let cool.