Parlies or scottish parliament cakes

1 batch

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
8 ounces Flour
4 ounces Butter
2 ounces Caster sugar
2 tablespoons Golden syrup
. *or* black treacle
1 teaspoon Ginger; ground

Directions

Set oven to 350øF or Mark 4. Grease a baking tray. Cream together the butter and sugar in a mixing bowl. Add the flour, the egg and the syrup (together with the ginger, if required.) Beat well.

Alternatively, put all the in gredients in a blender and mix well but ensure that they are at room temperature. Drop dessertspoonfuls onto the baking tray leaving room for them to expand. Bake for 15-20 minutes until light golden brown. Place on a wire rack to cool.

Originally black treacle would have been used in this recipe.

A delicious cross between a cake and a biscuit. (Remember that in Scotland a biscuit is what we in the New World call a cookie.) ** Favorite Scottish Recipes -- Johanna Mathie ** ** ISBN = 1 8984335 12 X ** Posted by The WEE Scot -- Paul MacGregor Submitted By PAUL MACGREGOR On 07-26-95

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