Part 3 of the Raisin Cakes Trilogy--A Sonnet, A Challah-cast and a Recipe!

He brought me to the banquet house

and His banner over me is Love! 
Song of Songs 2:4

Dear Friends, for those who have been wondering will there be a third in the series of Victorious Raisin Cakes posts, I am happy to tell you that yes, there is, and Here it is!! With a wonderful "conclusion":  The raisin cakes became Heart-shaped!
And another verse revealed.
His Banner Over us is Love!!

So without further ado, in this post you will find three  expressions of Raisin Cakes:

A Sonnet, a Challah-cast, and a Recipe! 

1.
This special guest sonnet was written by one of our fellow faith bloggers, thank you David from Grace Notes for this beautiful sonnet!!  I was so blessed to receive it, and am honored to share it here.  Readers you can see more of David's verse at http://dcbverse.blogspot.com/

RAISIN-CAKES

The vine had budded, blossomed and produced
Its grapes; they had been picked, and dried and pressed
And brought to David’s men, where they conduced
To show the graces Abigail expressed.
So some were given to the Egyptian slave
In his distress, so that his soul grew strong;
As brought back from the frontier of the grave,
He led against those who did David wrong.

Thus David, when he came to celebrate
The ark of God borne to a settled place
Gave with the bread and wine, to show his joy,
A raisin-cake as token of God’s grace.

And now sustaining food from the True Vine
Through grace and pressure may be yours and mine!

Genesis 40 10-11
1 Samuel 25:18
1 Samuel 30:12
1 Chronicles 16:3
John 15:1

2.
My Challah-Cast part 3 on the Raisin Cakes can be seen here, with new insights, and waving a banner,  as we count up to Shavuot! Enjoy and may we all be strengthened as we continue to encourage one another!!





3. 
Recipe for Shayndel's Heart-Shaped Victorious Raisin cakes!! 

based on the recipe here from Nazarane Israel for Cinnamon Matzah


 
This Recipe is for 12 Heart-shaped Raisin Cakes !!

3 cups flour
1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
3/8 teaspoon cloves
3/8 teaspoon nutmeg
3 tablespoons sugar (note: I use a kind of sugar we can find here in Japan called Ten-sai Tou, it is a healthy sugar made from radish (I think that is the base!) and is gentle on the stomach!  Use your preferred type of sugar if you cannot find Ten-sai Tou where you are
3/4 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons grapeseed oil
  2 cups water (approx.)

1/3 cup of raisins

Preheat oven to 200 degrees C (390~400 degrees F)
Prepare baking sheets with waxed paper.

Mix together flour, spices, sugar, and salt.
Mix in the grapeseed oil.
Add water gradually and mix until it makes a soft and kneadable dough.  

Fold in the raisins!

Roll out onto a floured surface.
Roll out in to a large thin circle or oval.
Cut in half and then divide into "pie-shaped" 6ths on each side, so you have 12 pieces total from the "circle".
Separate each piece and shape into a heart by hand.
Line on baking sheets.
Bake for 28 minutes, turning the baking sheet once in the middle

Serve with delight, en-joy!

Shabbat Shalom!!

♡

Shayndel