Yorkshire Gingerbread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

8 oz. margarine
8 oz. soft brown sugar
8 oz. treacle or syrup
12 oz. plain flour
4 tsp. ground ginger
3 tsp. cinnamon or mixed spice
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 pt. milk
2 tsp. bicarbonate of soda

Preparation

Grease and line a 12 x 8-inch pan.
Preheat the oven to 350\u00b0. Gently heat margarine, sugar and syrup until just melted.
In a bowl, sift the flour, ginger and cinnamon; mix well until evenly colored.
Stir in the melted mixture.
Beat the eggs into this mixture.
Warm the milk until lukewarm; add the bicarbonate of soda.
Beat well until smooth and even (mixture will be very soft).
Pour mixture into greased pan and bake for 1 to 1 1/4 hours.
Leave in the baking pan for about 10 minutes before cutting into squares.