Yorkshire Parkin

[Flummery]

But I'm from Lancashire and I make it!

4 oz marge
8 oz demerara sugar
10 oz golden syrup
8 oz plain wholemeal flour
2 level teaspoons baking powder
3 level teasps ground ginger
8 ox medium oatmeal
1 large egg
7 fl oz milk

Gas mark 2

You will need a long deep tin - like a roasting tin - well greased.

melt marge, sugar and syrup in a pan over gentle heat.
Mix flour, baking powder, ginger and oatmeal in a large bowl and pour the warm syrup mixture in.
Add the milk and beaten egg and stir well.
Pour into tin and bake for about an hour and a half - will depend on your oven. Check after an hour. It's cooked when it shrinks away from the sides and a skewer inserted into it comes out clean.
Serve cut into squares.

It's better after a week. Store it wrapped in greaseproof paper in an airtight container.

We always had it (in Manchester) at Bonfire night.

[bobleponge]

Thanks Flum
Shall be trying that when I get home

[HayleyB]

But I'm from Lancashire and I make it!

4 oz marge

melt marge, .

And what does Homer think of that then

[Flummery]

Hmmmm.....sweeet!

[Lizzy]

Sounds good, will probably make some tomorrow.

Liz

[sallym]

Yum, now I know what to do if too wet for the plot tomorrow.

[marigold007]

have any rough estimates in grams?

[Flummery]

There are conversion tables on the net. Can't do it in me head! My scales have both, but one at one side and one at the other so that's not much help!

[marigold007]

Okie. I don't know what I was thinking!! Ounce and gram are both units of mass not volume like a cup or litre, so I guess it would be fairly straight forward, 1 ounce = 28.35 grams.

I've always been rubbish at conversions. That's why I took more Maths than Science classes, so now have to force myself to learn it the hard way. Hope you don't mind, I've gone ahead and made the conversion here:

113.4 g margarine
226.8 g demerara sugar
283.5 g golden syrup
226.8 g plain wholemeal flour
2 level tps baking powder
3 level tps ground ginger
226.8 g medium oatmeal (Prewetts)
1 large egg
198.8 ml milk

[marigold007]

one and the same, although I think rolled oats are lower GI than the quick cooking ones. Dunno what medium means...

[coomber]

Got a double batch in the oven!, smells delish

Thanks for the recipe flummery

[Tam]

Porage oats are flakes. Oatmeal is a meal and you can get fine, medium and coarse grades.

[wellie]

Now then Girls.....
Follow in Flummery's Footsies, and don't NEVER let blokes tell you you're no good at Parkin.
Okay?!
X

[bobleponge]

Erhemm *clears throat* Hmmm. *Remembers concrete bollard shape dent in back of brand new Saab convertible ex Mrs Leponge had borrowed whilst I was away*
*spacial awareness??*
*Remembers orange paint mark on other side of dent, from a boat!!!!!! whilst ex Mrs Leponge was at the boatyard*
*Remembers shopping trolley stuck under Astra estate that the first Mrs Leponge was using whilst I was away working*

[Maf]

Oh Parkin time !

I've had Parkin in November since I was a kid. But why this time of year ?

Autumn, Parkin, got to eat with a glass of milk.