Posted on
30 September 2012
by
ewfood
Parkin [1]
Parkin

Ingredients
8 oz. molasses/ treacle
4 oz. butter
8oz. golden syrup
½ level tsp Baking soda
½ pint milk
12oz. oatmeal
1tsp. ground ginger
1lb. flour
pinch of salt
2oz. sugar
1 egg, beaten
Preparation
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Butter a 9 inch square cake tin and preheat the oven to 180°C
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In a saucepan melt the molasses, butter and syrup taking care that they don’t burn
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sift the dry ingredients and stir into the melted syrup mixture
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Stir the baking soda into the milk and add this and the egg to the batter and stir well
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Pour it into the tin and bake it for 45 minutes
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Cool the cake then remove from the tin and store in an airtight container for at least a week before eating.... this gives it time to "mature" and become even more delicious!
Cooks Note