Parkin

• 350g/12oz/21⁄4cups medium oatmeal
• 170g/6oz/11⁄2cups plain flour
• 30g/1oz/11⁄2tablespoons sugar
• 1 tsp ground ginger
• 1/2 tsp allspice or cinnamon
• 225g/8oz/3⁄4cup black treacle
• 115g/4oz/1⁄2cup butter
• 75ml/5tbsp/1/3 cup milk
• 5ml/1tsp bicarbonate of soda

Mix the oatmeal, flour, sugar, bicarb and spices in a bowl.

Gently warm the treacle with the butter without allowing it to get too hot.

Pour this mixture and the milk into the oatmeal mixture and stir well.

Grease and line a cake tin and pour in the mixture.

Bake in a preheated oven 180°C/350°F/gas 4 oven for about 40 minutes or until the parkin is firm to touch.

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