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Yorkshire Parkin

Parkin

It's a traditional Yorkshire cake, goes perfectly with a bit of Wensleydale and a cup of tea.

INGREDIENTS

125g self raising flour

65g caster sugar

1 egg

100ml milk

30g butter

1 tsp ground ginger

25g treacle

25g golden syrup

1 tsp bicarbonate of soda

NUTRITIONAL INFO

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OTHER INFO

You'll need a 20cm by 10cm baking tin.

STEP 01

Preheat oven to 150c.  Rub butter round the baking tin.

STEP 03

Melt butter, then add in syrup and treacle.

STEP 04

Sieve the flour, sugar, ginger and bicarbonate of soda into a large bowl

STEP 06

Pour the milk into a different large bowl, then beat the egg in.

STEP 07

Pour the buttery syrup into the flour and stir.  Then pour in the egg and milk mix.  Stir until smooth and pour into the buttered tin.

STEP 08

Bake in the oven for one hour.  Don't open the oven door during this time as the cake needs to rise.

STEP 09

Test the cake to see if it's done by pressing a knife into the cake.  If it comes out clean, the cake is ready.  So turn the tin over and place the cake onto a wire rack (if you have one) if not onto a plate.

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