Parkin

Directions

1. 1
   Preheat the oven to 300F
2. 2
   Grease a 25 x 18cm cake tin and line with greased greaseproof paper.
3. 3
   Sift the flour, ginger and bicarbonate of soda into a bowl.
4. 4
   Stir in the egg and then the sugar, mixing well.
5. 5
   In a small saucepan, melt the butter and the golden syrup, stirring to mix.
6. 6
   Remove from the heat and stir in the milk.
7. 7
   Gradually stir the milk mixture into the flour and egg mixture.
8. 8
   Stir until smooth, then pour into the prepared tin.
9. 9
   Bake for about 1 hour or until the mixture starts to shrink away from the sides of the tin.
10. 10
    Remove from the oven and turn out onto a wire rack to cool.
11. 11
    Cut into squares and serve, preferably after about 3 to 4 days when the parkin will have become nice and sticky.