Parkin
Ingredients
- 4oz plain flour
- 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon
- 1 heaped teaspoon ground ginger
- 3/4 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
- 8oz oatmeal, preferably fine but medium will do
- 8oz black treacle
- 8oz dark brown sugar (such as Dark Muscovado)
- 3oz butter or margarine
- 1 egg
- 5 to 6 tablespoons milk
Instructions
Sieve together flour, bicarbonate of soda and spices. Add oatmeal. Melt butter, treacle and sugar in a saucepan and add, with the beaten egg, to the dry ingredients. Lastly stir in the milk to give a fairly soft batter. Turn into a 9 inch cake tin lined with greaseproof paper or baking parchment. Bake at 350F/180C/Gas Mark 4 for 25 minutes. Turn down to 325F/170C/Gas 3 until a knife or skewer, when inserted, comes out clean, at least another 20-30 minutes, possibly more. Leave overnight before eating. A traditional northern English recipe for eating round the bonfire on Guy Fawkes Night (5 Nov)