parkin

michelle taylor

michelle taylor

31st January 2011
michelle taylor

parkin

have oven set at 140oc
Sieve together flour, salt, ginger, nutmeg and mixed spice.

Ingredients

  • 100g self-raising flour
  • Pinch of salt
  • 2tsp ground ginger
  • 1/2tsp ground nutmeg
  • 1/2tsp mixed spice
  • 75g oatmeal
  • 175g golden syrup
  • 50g black treacle
  • 100g butter
  • 100g soft brown sugar
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 2dsp milk

Method

have oven set at 140oc
Sieve together flour, salt, ginger, nutmeg and mixed spice.
Mix in the oatmeal. Melt down the syrup, treacle, butter and brown sugar and simmer, but don't boil.
Then stir in the dry mix and blend together. Add the beaten egg and milk to the mixture
Pour into a greased tin. Bake for about 1.5 hours until firm in the centre.
When cooked, allow to stand for 15 minutes before turning out.

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