Ginger Parkin Recipes

Ingredients :

100 g wholemeal plain flour

350 g medium oatmeal

1 tsp ground ginger

100 g butter

100 g black treacle

100 g honey

4 tbsp milk

1.2 tsp bicarbonate of soda

1. Preheat oven to 160C/325F/Gas 3.
2. Grease and base line a 7 x 11" tin.
3. Stir the flour, oatmeal and ginger together in a bowl until evenly colored.
4. Put the fat, treacle and honey into a pan and heat gently until the fat has melted.
5. Pour into the dry ingredients and beat well.
6. Heat the milk to lukewarm.
7. Stir in the soda and add to the cake mixture.
8. Beat well and pour into the tin.
9. Bake for 1.5 hours.
10. Cool in the tin for 10 minutes, then turn on to a wire rack to cool.
11. Store in an airtight tin.

Note :

A traditional ginger bread which is best if stored in a tin for three or four days before cutting. It is very good eaten with a piece of farmhouse cheese.

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