Emily Cullen

🍂 Samhain Soul Cakes 🕯️

A little autumn baking inspired by the centuries-old tradition of souling, when people went door to door offering prayers for the dead in exchange for small cakes.

Ingredients:

* 2⅓ cups all-purpose flour
* ½ cup + 1 tbsp cold salted butter, cubed
* ¼ cup granulated sugar
* ¼ cup packed brown sugar
* 2 egg yolks
* 2–3 tbsp whole milk
* 2½ tsp pumpkin pie spice
* ⅓ cup dried sour cherries, chopped
* ¼ cup chopped walnuts
* 3 chopped dates

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 375°F.
2. Combine flour and pumpkin pie spice in a large bowl.
3. Rub the cold butter into the flour until the mixture resembles coarse breadcrumbs.
4. Stir in both sugars, dried cherries, walnuts, and dates.
5. Add egg yolks and 2 tablespoons of milk. Mix until a dough forms, adding another tablespoon of milk if needed.
6. Chill dough for 30 minutes.
7. Roll out to about ⅓-inch thick and cut into rounds. Lightly score a cross into the tops.
8. Bake for 16–20 minutes, until lightly golden. Cool before serving.

Makes approximately 20 soul cakes.

A little sweetness for the living, and a little remembrance for the dead. 🕯️

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