Breads, Biscuits and Cakes Recipes - Brown Rice and Sunflower Bites

Ingredients

• 75 g/3 oz/3/4 cup cooked brown rice

• 50 g/2 oz/1/2 cup sunflower seeds

• 25 g/1/4 cup sesame seeds

• 40 g/1/4 cup seedless (pitless) raisins

• 40 g/1/4 cup glace (candied) cherries, quartered

• 25 g/1 oz/2 tbsp dark brown sugar

• 15 ml/1 tbsp clear honey

• 75 g/3 oz/1/3 cup butter

• 5 ml/1 tsp lemon juice

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Method:

1. Mix together the rice, seeds and fruit. Melt the sugar, honey, butter and lemon juice in a saucepan.

2. Stir into the rice mixture and mix well. Divide the mixture between 12­15 paper cases on a baking sheet.

3. Bake at 200°C/400°F/gas mark 6 for 15 minutes. Cool on a wire rack and store in an airtight tin.