Orkney Broonie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

175 g medium oatmeal
175 g self-raising flour (sifted)
1 pinch salt
85 g unsalted butter, cubed
1 tablespoon ginger, heaping
85 g light muscovado sugar
2 tablespoons black treacle
1 free-range egg, beaten
150 ml buttermilk

Preparation

Preheat oven 170\u00b0C.
Combine oatmeal,salt and flour.
Rub in butter,stir in sugar and ginger.
In a small saucepan heat treacle gently,stir in egg. Pour into dry ingredients add buttermilk and stir thoroughly until all are well combined.
Pour batter into a buttered 900g/2lb loaf tin.
Bake 60-70 minutes until knife inserted in centre comes out clean.
Cool on a wire rack and cool COMPLETELY before turning out.