Yorkshire Parkin (Oatmeal Gingerbread)

Parkin is a variety of gingerbread, good warming stuff to eat out of doors in cold weather. When I was a child, it was always a firm favourite for the firework party on Bonfire Night each year. This is adapted from my mother's recipe.

55 minutes Prep: 15 minutes Cook: 40 minutes

213 calories per serving view nutrition facts

24 squares suggest servings

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Ingredients

1 1/2	cups	oatmeal	medium, ground not rolled oats
1 1/2	cups	whole wheat flour
2	teaspoons	baking powder
1	teaspoon	ginger	ground
1/2	teaspoon	salt
1/2	cup	apple sauce
1 1/2	cups	brown sugar
1/3	cup	treacle
1/3	cup	golden syrup
1	each	egg white	lightly beaten
1/2	cup	milk, skim

Directions

Prepare 2 1 pound loaf tins, or an 9x9 inch square tin, by spraying with Pam.

Set the oven at 350F.

In a large bowl, mix together the oatmeal, flour, baking powder, ginger, and salt.

In a small bowl or saucepan, mix together the apple sauce, sugar, treacle, syrup, and milk, and warm slightly to dissolve the sugar.

Add these to the oatmeal mixture along with the egg white, and mix together to make a soft mixture of a slow-pouring consistency, adding extra milk if necessary.

Bake for 40-50 minutes, or until the top springs back when pressed lightly with a finger.

After it has cooled a bit, but before it gets cold, cut it into 2-inch squares in the tin.

Cool the pieces on a wire rack, and store them in an airtight container.

It tastes better if it is stored for 2-3 days before eating.

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Oats

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 93g

Amount per Serving

Calories 213 5% of calories from fat

	% Daily Value*
Total Fat 1.0g	2%
Saturated Fat 0.0g	1%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 1mg	0%
Sodium 314mg	13%
Total Carbohydrate 46.0g	15%
Dietary Fiber 7.0g	29%
Sugars 2.0g
Protein 9.0g	18%