Parkin

• 2 cups flour
• 2 cups demerara sugar
• 2 cups oatmeal or porridge oats
• 1/2lb (225g) margarine
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 2-4 tsp ginger according to taste (I like it spicy)
• 1/4 tsp bicarbonate soda
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 2 tsp black treacle

Preheat oven to 170 degrees C.

Melt the margarine, treacle, sugar and milk in a dish in the microwave for 2 minutes.

Sieve the flour, ginger, baking powder, salt and bicarbonate of soda.

Stir in the oatmeal, and the margarine mix which was heated up and mix well together.

Bake in a grease lined square tin for 45 mins.  

Best served with a good slice of mature cheddar on top, yes honest, just try it ;)

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