Bram Brack Soul Cakes

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 4 cups flour
• 1 cup milk, room temperature
• 1 1/4 cups sultanas ( raisins)
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 cake yeast
• 1 cup dried currant
• 1/2 cup candied orange peel
• 3/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 egg

Recipe

• 1 sift flour, spices, and salt together, then rub in the butter. cream the yeast with 1 teaspoon of the sugar and 1 teaspoon of the milk. allow to froth.
• 2 add the rest of the sugar to the flour mixture and blend well. add the milk and beaten egg onto the yeast mixture and combine with flour mixture.
• 3 beat well with a spoon or with the dough hook of an electric mixer for about 5 minutes, or until stiff but elastic.
• 4 fold in dried fruit and peel, cover with a cloth and let rise in a warm place until doubled.
• 5 divide in half and place each in a greased 7â€? cake tin. cover and let rise again for 30 minutes.
• 6 bake in a 400 degree oven for about 1 hour, or until it tests done.
• 7 glaze top with 1 tablespoon sugar dissolved in 2 tablespoons boiling water and return to oven for 3 minutes.
• 8 cool on wire rack. serve in slices, buttered. if stale, toast and serve buttered.