Samhain Countdown Day 10

Soul Cakes

You may be asking yourself ‘What are soul cakes?’ Soul Cakes are small round cakes with sweet spices. They tend to resemble a shortbread biscuit.

While used around Samhain now they were originally introduced for All Saint’s Day and All Soul’s Day.

Ingredients;

• 2 eggs

• 2 C flour (almond and oat flour can be used as substitutes)

• 1/2 tsp cinnamon

• 1/2 tsp nutmeg (optional)

• 1/2 tsp salt

• 1/2 C milk (almond or oat milk works as well)

• 1/2 C sugar, maple syrup or honey

• 1/2 (1 stick) C butter

• a splash of vanilla extract

* you can add raisins and other dried fruits and nuts but they are optional (1/2 C total)

Method;

• preheat oven to 400 F

• in a medium bowl cream together sugar, vanilla, and butter (this step can be done in a mixer if you have one)

• separate the eggs and add their yolks to the mixture, reserve the whites, and blend until combined

• in a saucepan on the stove heat milk until hot to the touch (DO NOT BOIL)

• in a small bowl mix together your dry ingredients

• add your flour mixture to the wet ingredients (do not include the milk just yet) until it crumbles

• gradually add the milk until a soft dough forms

• turn the dough onto a clean flat surface and knead until uniform

• roll out dough to about 1/2 inch and cut out shapes.

• brush the tops of the shapes with the egg whites you set aside

• bake for 15 minutes or until golden