Easy Soul Cakes Recipe

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A picture of a sideplate holding four soul cakes: golden biscuits with crosses cut into the top. One has been broken in two, and you can see raisins in the middle. Out of focus towards the back of the picture is a small Union Jack mug.

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These traditional English soul cakes are a cross between a scone and a biscuit - lightly spiced and filled with currants or raisins were traditionally made for All Souls' Day on the 2nd November.

Servings: Cakes

Author: Helen Best-Shaw

Prep Time10

Cook Time25

Total Time35

Ingredients

100 g butter
100 g golden caster sugar
2 egg yolks - free range
250 g plain flour
1 pinch saffron - or turmeric for the colour
1 tsp allspice
½ tsp mixed spice
2 tbs milk
50 g raisins

Instructions

Cut up the butter into small chunks to allow it to soften. Turn the oven on at 180°C / 360°F / GM 4.
Using an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar together in a medium-sized mixing bowl until light and fluffy.
Whisk in the egg yolks.
Add the flour and spices, adding enough milk to form a dough that holds together.
Stir in the raisins.
Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and roll out to about 1cm thick .
Bake at 180°C / 360°F / GM 4 for about 25 mins until golden and firm.

Notes

These soul cakes are 5 Weight Watchers Smart Points each.
Soul cakes keep for 3 days in an airtight tin.
You can freeze the dough, wrapped well in plastic wrap and a bag. Then defrost, roll and bake as per the recipe.
Mixed spice is a warming mix of ground spices. The one I buy in the UK contains cinnamon, caraway, ginger, cloves, nutmeg and coriander seed. If you don't have mixed spice add half a teaspoon in total of any of these. If you don't have any allspice, then use extra mixed spice.

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