Yorkshire Parkin

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

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

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 150°c/gas 2/300°f and grease an oven proof dish, approx 10x10 or equivalent.
• 2 over a very low heat, melt the butter with the golden syrup, treacle and sugar, stirring continuously until the sugar is all melted.
• 3 in a bowl sift together flour, oatmeal, baking soda, salt, ginger and cinnamon.
• 4 make a well in the centre and pour in the melted butter mixture.
• 5 beat together.
• 6 when combined add the egg and mix until you have a smooth soft batter.
• 7 if the batter seems to be stiff add 1tbsp of milk.
• 8 pour into the greased oven dish and bake 50-60 minutes in the top half of your oven.
• 9 cool and cut into squares.
• 10 this will last a long time if you store it in an airtight cookie tin.