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Soul cakes
Soul cakes, spiced Halloween cookies
⏱ 30 minServes 4Easy640 kcal
A recipe from Le Chaudron — the cooking of France’s regions.
01 — Ingredients4 servings
300 g (11 oz)all-purpose flour, sifted
120 g (4 oz)unsalted butter, softened
120 g (4 oz)brown sugar
70 g (2½ oz)dried currants
2egg yolks
1.5 tspbaking powder
1 tspFrench four-spice (quatre-épices)
0.5 tspground ginger
4 tbspcow's milk or almond milk
1 pinchsalt
- 300 g (11 oz) all-purpose flour, sifted
- 120 g (4 oz) unsalted butter, softened
- 120 g (4 oz) brown sugar
- 70 g (2½ oz) dried currants
- 2 egg yolks
- 1.5 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp French four-spice (quatre-épices)
- 0.5 tsp ground ginger
- 4 tbsp cow's milk or almond milk
- 1 pinch salt
Quantities scaled for — some (egg, lemon, garlic…) are rounded to what’s practical.
Serves 4. In the app, quantities adjust to the number of guests on their own — and the ingredients go straight to your shopping list.
03 — Method
- Preheat the oven to 180 °C (350 °F). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Beat the soft butter and sugar in a large bowl until creamy. Add the egg yolks and whisk. Add half the flour, the baking powder, the four-spice and the pinch of salt. Mix.
- Pour in the milk, then the rest of the flour. Mix. Finally, stir in the currants. The dough should be firm.
- Roll out the dough on a floured surface about 1.5 cm (⅝ in) thick. Cut out rounds with a cookie cutter. Prick them with a fork, then mark a deep cross with a wooden skewer.
- Transfer the cookies to the baking sheets and bake 15 minutes, turning them halfway through. If needed, go over the cross again with the skewer so it doesn't disappear while baking. Take them out when golden. Move to a rack before serving. Happy Halloween 🎃 🎃 🎃 🎃
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