Parkin (oat and ginger cake)

Ingredients

• 55 g vegan butter, plus a little more for the pan
• 55 g brown sugar
• 170 g molasses
• 225 g rolled oats
• 115 g flour, plus a little more for the counter
• 14 g ground ginger
• Zest of 1 lemon

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Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 160°C (325°F). Grind the oats into a coarse meal.
2. Heat the molasses with the vegan butter until melted and add the sugar.
3. Mix the oats, flour, ginger and zest (or 1 teaspoon caraway seeds, if you have them). Pour the molasses over it and mix into a paste.
4. Roll it out 5 mm thick on the floured counter and put it in a well-greased flat pan.
5. Bake for about 50 minutes, until a skewer comes out clean. Cut it into squares and let them cool.

Nutrition facts

Approximate, per serving (about 45 g). Calculated with data from USDA FoodData Central.