Yorkshire Parkin

photo by -Sylvie-

- Ready In:
- 1hr 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Yields:
-
1 Parkin
- Serves:
- 8
ingredients
- 125 g butter (4oz) or 125 g lard (4oz)
- 125 g golden syrup (4oz)
- 125 g black treacle (4oz)
- 125 g sugar (4oz)
- 250 g plain flour (8oz)
- 250 g medium oatmeal (8oz)
- 1 pinch salt
- 4 teaspoons ground ginger
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 egg, beaten
directions
- Preheat oven to 150°C/Gas 2/300°F and grease an oven proof dish, approx 10x10 or equivalent.
- Over a very low heat, melt the butter with the golden syrup, treacle and sugar, stirring continuously until the sugar is all melted.
- In a bowl sift together flour, oatmeal, baking soda, salt, ginger and cinnamon.
- Make a well in the centre and pour in the melted butter mixture.
- Beat together.
- When combined add the egg and mix until you have a smooth soft batter.
- If the batter seems to be stiff add 1tbsp of milk.
- Pour into the greased oven dish and bake 50-60 minutes in the top half of your oven.
- Cool and cut into squares.
- This will last a long time if you store it in an airtight cookie tin.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
-Sylvie-
Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
Hi, I'm 31 and cooking and living in England. I was born in Germany and that's where I grew up and lived until I came to the UK to go to University in 1998.
I never went back to live in Germany, even though all my family is still there.