Soul cakes are a special treat, mainly baked for and handed out at Halloween.
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Ingredients:
- 100 g butter
- 100 g fine white sugar
- 3 eggyolks
- 1/2 pound plain white flour
- 1 teaspoon mixed spices
- 40 g raisins or sultanas
- milk
Preparation:
Melt the butter in a microwave, then stir in sugar until you have a smooth, creamy mixture. Stir in the eggyolk, again aiming for smoothness.
Add flour and spices, stir and mix well, then add raisins. Add enough milk (slowly!) until you have a soft but still formable dough.
Form this dough into round, flat cookies with around 4 inches diameter and slightly less than an inch of thickness, arranging those on a greased baking tray. Then "carve" decorations into the cookies with a blunt knife - try Celtic spiral designs for that extra effect.
Bake the cookies at 180 degrees Celsius (360 Fahrenheit) for ten to fifteen minutes until golden brown.
Soul cakes make an ideal trick-or-treat gift.
