Parkin
By: Helen Pitlick
Published: Friday, December 10, 2010 - 1:02am

Ingredients




4 ounces / 100 g plain whole wheat flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons ground ginger
4 ounces / 100 g medium oatmeal
4 tablespoons Muscovado sugar
4 ounces / 100 g black treacle
4 ounces / 100 g clear honey or golden syrup
4 ounces / 100 g butter or vegetarian 6 ounces fl  oz / 175 ml milk

Preparation

1 Preheat the oven to 180 C/350 F/gas mark 4. Line an 8in square cake tin with greased greaseproof paper. 2 Mix the flour, baking powder, ginger and oatmeal in a bowl. 3 Gently melt the sugar, treacle, honey or golden syrup and butter or margarine in a saucepan. 4 Leave it to cool down slightly then stir in the milk. 5 Add the mixture to the dry ingredients, mix thoroughly, then pour into the cake tin. 6 Bake for 50-60 minutes until it feels firm on top. 7 Remove from the tin and put on a wire tray to cool. 8 Remove the lining paper and store wrapped in foil until served.