Treacle toffee and Parkin recipes anyone?

[Nicos]

I've decided to hold a bonfire night party for our friends and neighbours.
And so, having looked up a few recipes on line , I'm a bit wary/ confused as which is best for me!

does anyone have a fail safe recipe for either one?

toffee.....I prefer really hard cracking stuff you need to suck to death rather than a chewy, filling extracting toffee

parkin....I only have value oats I buy for the chooks which I intend to blitz into smitherines

and yes, I have both golden syrup and treacle in the cupboard.

any suggestions more than appreciated please!

[sparrow100]

it's not traditional parkin (no oats) but I have a very similar and totally failsafe sticky ginger cake I can post - just not till tonight cos I'm off to plot for a workparty weekend.

[veggiechicken]

2000th post ^^^^

[Small pumpkin]

Best I can do Nicos is toffee apple recipe. I've made these lots of times because I'm a big kid! the toffee does go hard.
https://realfood.tesco.com/recipes/b...ee-apples.html

[scarey55]

I don't know if ginger parkin is like ginger cake but I have a good recipe for something that comes out like Mcvities Jamaican ginger cake especially if you can leave it for a couple of days to get sticky :

2 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour (300g/11oz)
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
2 teaspoons ground ginger
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
125 g butter, chopped
2⁄3 cup water
2 eggs, beaten lightly
1 cup golden syrup (225g/8 oz)
1 cup black treacle (225g/8 oz)


DIRECTIONS

Lightly grease a 25cm square (10 inch) cake tin and line it with baking (silicone) paper.
(Try to use the correct size tin or the cake may crack.) Set the oven to moderate 180° C (350° F).
Sift all of the dry ingredients into a medium mixing bowl.
Combine butter pieces, golden syrup and treacle in a small saucepan, cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally until butter is melted.
(This step can also be done in the microwave.) Add water to syrup mixture.
Make a well in the centre of the dry ingredients and add the syrup mixture and the eggs.
Mix until well combined.
Don’t be concerned that the mixture is quite liquid at this stage.
Pour cake mixture into prepared tin.
Tap tin lightly on bench to dispel air bubbles.
Place on centre shelf of 180° C (350° F) oven for 35-40 minutes.

Complete recipe is here - Including icing that I don't do - I divide it between 2 loaf tins
Best Ever Easy Ginger Cake Recipe - Food.com

[sparrow100]

2000th post ^^^^

Important milestone! Only taken 3 years!!

Right then, mine's similar to scareys, but has no eggs.

175g unsalted butter, 200g sugar (the darker the sugar the deeper the flavour), 3 tbsp golden syrup, 250ml milk, 250g plain flour, 1 tbsp ginger (I add a little more), 1 tsp allspice, 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda

Preheat oven to gas 4/180C. Pop one of those handy liners in a 2lb loaf tin - or grease & flour it if you haven't got them. In a small pan combine the butter, sugar, golden syrup & milk. Bring to the boil stiring in the beginning, remove from heat and set aside, giving a stir to make sure it's all combined/dissolved etc. Sieve the flour, ginger, bicarb and allspice into a bowl. Stir in the boiled mix till blended. Pour into the loaf tin and put into the oven. Turn the oven down to gas 2.5 and bake for an hour or till the top springs back when lightly pressed. For a loaf with a soft crust, bake in the evening and leave to cool in the oven overnight. Goes sticky on top if you can stop yourself tucking into it for a couple of days.

Let us know which one you make!

[scarey55]

Cheers Sparrow and congrats on your 2000th post. I'm always on the lookout for a different recipe, might have to give this one a go.

[sparrow100]

Likewise Scarey

[Nicos]

Thing is...with Parkin ...it has oats in it!...that's part of the fun!...popping in your mouth!

Maybe I could do a mix of the 2 recipes and substitute oats in place of some of the flour?
Oh..and it has treacle in it too!

[sparrow100]

Yes, sorry. I've never been able to make a parkin worth eating. It's always really dry.

I love it, and I've tried about 8 recipes from all the main cheffy chefs and none of them work for me. If anyone wants to post a parkin recipe that really works I will join Nicos in being very very grateful... Failing that anyone want half a really big tin of treacle?

[Nicos]

I do wonder if the best sticky Parkin is steam baked?...just a thought!

[Issy]

Thankyou Scarey - made this yesterday - one for us and gave one to the guy next door - it's absolutely delicious - had no time to ice it but it's great with a spread of butter- will definitely be making it again.

[Nicos]

How funny this thread should come up today!...I was looking at another recipe for Parkin this year just this afternoon!

Says it's sticky and sweet....might give it a go.

about Parkin and recipe | The Fresh Loaf

[Thelma Sanders]

I find use oil (corn or sunflower) instead of butter in any recipe will make the cakes stickier/less dry and make the cake a few days in advance for maximum yumminess

[scarey55]

Thankyou Scarey - made this yesterday - one for us and gave one to the guy next door - it's absolutely delicious - had no time to ice it but it's great with a spread of butter- will definitely be making it again.

It's great isn't it, and so easy. Always a hit with my friends. My husband has just come back from UK with a load of tins of treacle

I find use oil (corn or sunflower) instead of butter in any recipe will make the cakes stickier/less dry and make the cake a few days in advance for maximum yumminess

I usually try to leave mine for a good couple of days for maximum stickiness. It ends up sticking to the greasproof paper just like the Mcv1tties Jamaican ginger cake.