Winter warmers

Question of the week: as the weather's getting colder, do you have a favourite Winter-warmer type recipe you'd like to share?

"I often get the urge to bake when it's cold and grey outside. This apple, honey and oat tray-bake seems pretty appropriate to the season.

You'll need:

110g butter
180g runny honey
1 medium egg
90g wholemeal flour
3/4 tsp of baking powder
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
130g porridge oats
1 apple, cored but not pealed, and then either chopped finely or grated coarsely.

Preheat the oven to 190c, and grease your baking tray - a Swiss roll pan is ideal, but not essential. For added insurance, line with greaseproof paper. If you're using a non-stick tray that you care about, line with enough paper to form 'handles' on the short sides.

Either pop the butter in the heating over for a few minutes to mostly-melt it, or blast it in the microwave for 30 seconds or so.

In a large bowl, cream together the butter, honey, egg and vanilla until smooth.

Add the wholemeal flour, bicarbonate of soda and cinnamon and stir in.

Mix in the oats and the apple.

Drop into your baking tray, and press flat with the back of a spoon. If you don't have a baking tray with sides, leave a few cm clear at each edge and you'll probably be fine.

Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in preheated oven. Leave to rest for about five minutes before slicing up your tray-bake, and then leave to cool in the pan.

If you're using a non-stick tray that you care about, and remembered to line it with enough paper to form 'handles' use them to lift the whole thing out while it's still warm so you can cut and cool it out of the tray. "
- Miss Alice

* Photo by The Marmot, used under Creative Commons, with thanks.