Baking
Parkin
Ingredients
- 175 gr. (6 oz.) butter
- 175 gr. (6 oz.) soft brown sugar
- 175 gr. (6 oz.) black treacle
- 175 gr. (6 oz.) syrup
- 175 gr. (6 oz.) s.r. flour
- 350 gr. (12 oz.) medium oatmeal
- 3 tsp. dried ginger
- pinch salt
- 2 eggs + 1 tbsp. milk
- (beaten together)
- Preheat oven to 170°C/ gas mark 4
- Grease and line the base of a 20 cm. (8") square cake tin or 2 x 450 gr. (1 lb.) loaf tins.
Method
1
Melt together the butter, sugar, treacle and syrup in a pan. Leave to cool slightly.
2
Sift the flour into a bowl and stir in the oatmeal, ginger and pinch of salt.
3
Stir the melted mixture into the flour and oatmeal and add the beaten eggs and milk.
4
Spoon into tin and bake at 170°C for about 35-40 minutes.
