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Can I freeze parkin?
ALIBOBSY
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Love parkin and know you an keep it a week or so in a tin, but can I make it earlier and freeze it cut into peices for bonfire night?
Froze other types of cake, but never tried parkin lol.
ali x
Froze other types of cake, but never tried parkin lol.
ali x
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Yes it freezes well. You can divide it into portions that are easy to lift out of the freezer one at a time.
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Thanks for that Pink. Can I ask though, did you freeze it straight from cooking or leave it a few days to soften up and then freeze?
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Also you can keep it for far longer than a week in a tin, my Grandmother (born in Yorkshire) always said you had to leave it for a few weeks to "come back" before eating it... I'm sure she used to leave it for about a month!0
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yes...but you've got to hide it so the family dont find it!:jFlylady and proud of it:j0
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Believe me, although my grandmother was only about 5' tall she could be very scary, and we wouldn't have dared touch the parkin before we had been given permission!0
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lol thats my problem it gets eaten too quickly.
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Does anyone have a good parkin recipe ?
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YORKSHIRE PARKIN
100g self raising flour
100g oatmeal
100g soft brown sugar
1tsp ground ginger
100g black treacle
50g butter
75ml milk
1 small egg
(I did half bkack treacle half golden syrup-depends how u like it-some people use all golden syrup)
Melt the treacle, butter and milk together until its smooth.
Add dry ingredients+egg..beat it all together
Put it in a tin
Put it in oven on 160 or gas 3. Cook for about 50 mins.
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I know this is an old thread, but still relevant! Can I use normal porridge oats in place of oatmeal, if I whizz them up in a food processor first? TIA.
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Umm i make parkin but I've never put oats in mine, i got the recipe from the BBC .
Does adding oats change the Texture?today's mood is brought to you by coffee, lack of sleep and idiots.
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