Yorkshire Parkin - cooking recipe

Ingredients

125 g butter (4oz) or 125 g lard (4oz)
125 g golden syrup (4oz)
125 g black treacle (4oz)
125 g sugar (4oz)
250 g plain flour (8oz)
250 g medium oatmeal (8oz)
1 pinch salt
4 teaspoons ground ginger
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 egg, beaten

Preparation

Preheat oven to 150\u00b0C/Gas 2/300\u00b0F and grease an oven proof dish, approx 10x10 or equivalent.
Over a very low heat, melt the butter with the golden syrup, treacle and sugar, stirring continuously until the sugar is all melted.
In a bowl sift together flour, oatmeal, baking soda, salt, ginger and cinnamon.
Make a well in the centre and pour in the melted butter mixture.
Beat together.
When combined add the egg and mix until you have a smooth soft batter.
If the batter seems to be stiff add 1tbsp of milk.
Pour into the greased oven dish and bake 50-60 minutes in the top half of your oven.
Cool and cut into squares.
This will last a long time if you store it in an airtight cookie tin.