Toasted Soul-Cake Slices with Butter

Toasted oat-and-wheat soul-cake slices, fragrant with mixed spice and currants, finished with melting butter. As Currants for the Night Beggars remembers, such cakes once left the Midlands bakehouse for Allhallowtide singers at the door.

Serves 4

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Ingredients

• 2 cups plain wheat flour
• 1/4 cup rolled oats
• 4 tbsp unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup dried currants
• 1 tsp mixed spice
• 3 tbsp granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup whole milk
• 2 tsp baking powder

Instructions

1. 1Preheat oven to 375°F and line a baking sheet with parchment.
2. 2In a bowl combine flour, oats, mixed spice, sugar, and baking powder.
3. 3Rub in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs then stir in the currants.
4. 4Add the milk and mix to form a soft dough then pat into a 1-inch thick round.
5. 5Mark the top with a simple cross and bake for 25 minutes until golden.
6. 6Cool slightly then slice and toast under the grill until lightly browned; serve warm with butter.