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STEP 1
Mix all the dry ingredients together and rub in the olive oil.
STEP 2
Soak the dates / raisins / dried fruit and molasses in water.
STEP 3
Pour the wet mix into the dry ingredients and stir well.
STEP 4
If the resultant mixture is wet and soft it can be spooned into the greased muffin trays. Adjust the consistency: add more water if it is too dry and sticky; but for slab cookies, it must be dry.
STEP 5
For making a giant slab for cookies, the mixture must be quite stiff and sticky. If it is too wet, add another tablespoon or two of oats or rye flour to strengthen it. Spread out the mixture to a thickness of about 1cm onto a flat greased baking tray and cut into squares with a knife prior to baking. For round cookies, spoon out blobs of dough. Leave plenty of space and flatten the tops. The dough consistency will vary according to your selection of dry ingredients. If too crumbly or wet, adjust by adding more flour that binds, such as pea, soya or rye ; if too dry, add more water.
STEP 6
Sprinkle chopped nuts, sesame seeds or brown sugar over the muffins or cookies and bake them in the oven at 180O C for 10-15 minutes. Switch off the oven. Allow them to settle for a few more minutes till the muffins shrink around the edges before removing from the trays. Cool on a wire rack or in a flat basket. For a stronger, chewy cookie, leave the baking tray in the switched-off oven for at least an hour. They can stay in overnight for a dry, crunchy biscuit. | 
