Raspberry & Pine Nut Bars

Easy to make, and perfect for picnics. What's not to like?

Ingredients

* 200g plain flour
* 250g raspberries
* 250g butter, cut into small pieces and softened
* 200g porridge oats
* 175g light muscovado sugar
* Finely grated zest of 1 lemon
* 100g pack pine nuts

1. Preheat your oven to 190 C (fan ovens 170 C). Butter a shallow 9in square tin. Tip the flour, butter and oats into a mixing bowl and work everything together with your fingers. Do this until you have made coarse crumbs.

2. Mix in the sugar, lemon zest and three quarters of the pine puts, still using your hands and then press the mixture together well so it forms large sticky clumps (much nicer than it sounds).

3. Drop about two thirds of the oat mixture into your tin, spread it out and press down very lightly - don't pack it too firmly. Scatter the raspberries on top, sprinkle the rest of the oat mixture over the top and then add the rest of the pine nuts. Press everything down lightly.

4. Bake for 35-40 minutes, until pale golden on top. Cut into 12 bars with a sharp knife while still warm, and then leave to cool in the tin before removing.