SOUL CAKE
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups flour
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup soft butter
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground mixed spice
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
1 egg (beaten)
2 tsp of white wine vinegar
Prep Work
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit
Grease two large baking trays
Dough
Mix all the dry ingredients together until well-mixed
Mix the butter into the dry ingredient mix until the mixture looks like bread crumbs
Add the egg, and vinegar until you've created a firm dough
Cover the mixture and let chill for 20-30 minutes
Cakes
Flour your working surface
Roll the dough until it is approximately 1/4" thick
Cut the dough with a large, round pastry cutter
Place the cakes onto the greased baking pans
Bake
Bake the cakes until they are just turning golden
Serve warm, or chilled.
It is traditional to carve a cross on the top of the cake. The cakes represent a soul being freed from Purgatory.
These are a traditional Halloween treat given to the poor who would go "souling". They would go from door-to-door performing a song, say a prayer for you, or doing some action, to receive a soul cake. This is one of the traditions that strongly influenced trick-or-treating in the United States as immigrants brought homeland customs to the New World.
SOUL CAKES
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That's a great recipe and sounds delicious! Thanks for sharing it 
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What is "mixed spice"creepyhollows wrote: 1/2 tsp ground mixed spice
What does it contain?
OMG, will have to find the equivalent in degrees centigrade here. :mrgreen:creepyhollows wrote: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit
Again. I am not familiar with ". :lol:creepyhollows wrote:Roll the dough until it is approximately 1/4" thick
I will give this recipe a try!!
:thumbup:(I can do it!!!) :hungry:
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Luminoire wrote:What is "mixed spice"creepyhollows wrote: 1/2 tsp ground mixed spice
What does it contain?
Here is a typical blend of spices used to make mixed spice:
1 Tbs ground allspice
1 Tbs ground cinnamon
1 Tbs ground nutmeg
2 tsp ground mace
1 tsp ground cloves
1 tsp ground coriander
1 tsp ground Ginger
Blend all spices together, and store in a sealed jar away from light.OMG, will have to find the equivalent in degrees centigrade here. :mrgreen:creepyhollows wrote: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit
400 degrees F = 204.444 degrees C, call it 205 degrees (minus a few minutes cooking).
Again. I am not familiar with ". :lol:creepyhollows wrote:Roll the dough until it is approximately 1/4" thick
1/4 of an inch is equal to .635 cm, or 6.35 mm - so call it 6.5 mm and cook a little longer... since you're going to be cooking a little shorter, because you're using an incrementally higher temperature, I think it evens out and doesn't change the cook time at all... but keep your eyes open because this is a kind of delicate recipe and it's fluffy, so it burns easily.
I will give this recipe a try!!
(I can do it!!!) :hungry:
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Nyctophilia Raven wrote:Luminoire wrote:What is "mixed spice"creepyhollows wrote: 1/2 tsp ground mixed spice
What does it contain?
Here is a typical blend of spices used to make mixed spice:
1 Tbs ground allspice
1 Tbs ground cinnamon
1 Tbs ground nutmeg
2 tsp ground mace
1 tsp ground cloves
1 tsp ground coriander
1 tsp ground Ginger
Blend all spices together, and store in a sealed jar away from light.OMG, will have to find the equivalent in degrees centigrade here. :mrgreen:creepyhollows wrote: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit
400 degrees F = 204.444 degrees C, call it 205 degrees (minus a few minutes cooking).
Again. I am not familiar with ". :lol:creepyhollows wrote:Roll the dough until it is approximately 1/4" thick
1/4 of an inch is equal to .635 cm, or 6.35 mm - so call it 6.5 mm and cook a little longer... since you're going to be cooking a little shorter, because you're using an incrementally higher temperature, I think it evens out and doesn't change the cook time at all... but keep your eyes open because this is a kind of delicate recipe and it's fluffy, so it burns easily.
I will give this recipe a try!!
(I can do it!!!) :hungry:
WOW! :meme:
You are a darling Nycto!
Thanks so much! What a great help!
Thank you.
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Nope... I bow to Google. :lol:
"She’s all the unsung heroes who... never quit." ― R. A. Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land
“There are more things in Heaven and Earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.” ― William Shakespeare, Hamlet
“Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.”
― H.L. Mencken, Prejudices: First Series
“There are more things in Heaven and Earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.” ― William Shakespeare, Hamlet
“Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.”
― H.L. Mencken, Prejudices: First Series
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:lol:Nyctophilia Raven wrote:Nope... I bow to Google. :lol:
I know!
That would have been my next step also!
But YOU were faster!
I still really appreciate your quick response!!
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Lol! I was referring to Magnolia at first, but I do think everyone should send me cake.. :mrgreen:Luminoire wrote:´Cause you haven´t told me your adress! :baghead:Noctifera wrote:You make cakes? Why you never send me cake? Lol.
