- Parkin -
Ingredients:
1/4 lb butter
1/4 lb medium oatmeal
1/4 lb treacle
a small pinch of salt
1/4 lb soft brown sugar
1 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
1 tsp mixed spice
6 tbsp milk
1 egg
1/4 lb plain flour
Preparation:
- Preheat the oven.
- Grease and line a 6 inch square tin.
- Melt the butter with the treacle and sugar, stirring regularly (do not let it boil).
- Let the mixture cool.
- Mix the flour, spices and oatmeal.
- Beat in the treacle mix with the milk and egg, using a wooden spoon.
- Mix in the bicarbonate.
- Place mixture into the tin.
- Bake for 1 hour.
- Cool in the tin.
- Store the cake for about two days in an airtight tin to let it moisten up.
