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Light Parkin Recipe

Parkin is a type of ginger cake which Yorkshire is synonymous with.

Vegetarian
Light Parkin Recipe
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Ingredients

For the recipe:
  • 110g/4oz self-raising flour (not wholemeal)
  • 110g/4oz wholemeal self-raising flour
  • 110g/4oz butter
  • 140ml/¼ pint milk
  • 2tbsp golden syrup
  • 110g/4oz caster sugar
  • 55g/2oz sultanas (optional)
  • 2tsp Steenbergs ginger powder
  • 1 free range egg (lightly beaten)

Parkin is a type of ginger cake which Yorkshire is synonymous with. You often get Yorkshire Parkin around Bonfire night. This is a lighter version of the more traditional dark parkin.  

Method

01
Preheat the oven to 190°C/ 375°F. Grease a metal baking tray with a pastry (or paint) brush or butter paper; turn the baking tray upside down after greasing with organic sunflower oil to allow any excess oil to drain away.
02
Melt together the organic butter, milk and organic Fairtrade golden syrup in a pan.
03
Put all the dry ingredients into a bowl, sieving the flours. Add themelted butter-syrup liquid and the beaten egg to the dry ingredients. Stir well.
04
Pour into the greased baking tray and bake for about 40 minutes. Test for its readiness with a skewer or gently touching with a finger to seewhether firm. Leave to cool and cut into squares.