Grandmas Old Fashioned Tea Cakes Recipes

DEEP SOUTH OLD FASHIONED TEA CAKES

Steps:

• In a large bowl cream together butter and shortening until creamy.
• Mix in sugar until well combined.
• Mix in egg.
• Mix in lemon zest and vanilla bean paste. Set aside.
• In a medium bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg.
• Mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients, alternating with the buttermilk.
• Turn dough onto a smooth surface and knead until dough is soft.
• Shape into a disk and cover with plastic wrap.
• Refrigerate for 1 hour (or freeze for 30 minutes)
• Preheat oven to 350 F.
• Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
• Remove dough from fridge and plastic wrap.
• Knead dough to soften it.
• Roll dough to 1/4-inch thick.( I rolled the dough on parchment to prevent sticking)
• Use a round cookie cutter to cut out circle shapes.
• Place cookies on prepared pan about 2 inches apart. (see note)
• Bake for 8-10 minutes until bottoms are lightly golden. (see note)
• Remove from pan and place on cooling rack to finish cooling.
• Once cooled store in airtight container.

GRANNY'S OLD - FASHION TEA CAKES

Steps:

• 1. Cream butter; add sugar and well beaten egg. Add salt and flavoring. Sift flour and baking powder. Add slowly to mixture, alternating with milk until mixed. Roll 1/8 inch thick and cut with biscuit cutter. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 to 15 minutes.

OLD FASHIONED TEA CAKES II

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, cream the butter and sugar together. Stir in eggs, and beat well. Sift together the flour, baking powder and nutmeg. Add dry ingredients to the creamed mixture alternately with the milk. Divide dough in half. Cover and chill for 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets or line with parchment paper.
• On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut with cookie cutters and place onto the prepared cookie sheets. Bake for 8 minutes in the preheated oven, cookies should brown slightly.

GRANDMAS OLD TIMEY TEA CAKES

Steps:

• 1. Gather ingredients: 4 cups of flour, 4 t of baking powder, 1 cup of shortening, pinch of salt, 2 cups of sugar, 2 eggs, 1/2 cup of milk, 2 t of vanilla Sift the dry ingredients together Cream together the shortening and sugar Beat the eggs just enough to break the yolks Add the eggs to the shortening/sugar mixture Add the flour and milk, alternately as needed to allow ease of mixing Add the vanilla Knead the resulting dough lightly on a floured board Roll the dough out to desired thickness Cut the dough with a cookie cutter Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Place the cookies on a greased cookie sheet Reduce heat to 350 degrees Cook until done: cookie dough is firm to a light touch and begins to turn brown

GRANDMOTHER'S OLD-TIME TEA CAKES

Steps:

• Mix shortening and sugar together with pastry blender or two forks.
• Combine eggs, buttermilk, and vanilla. Stir wet ingredients into shortening/sugar mixture.
• Sift flour, baking soda, and baking powder together.
• Sift dry ingredients in with wet ingredients and mix thoroughly. Dough should be the correct consistancy to roll, so you may need to add or decrease the dry ingredients as necessary.
• Place dough on lightly floured board or pastry cloth and roll out to approximately 1/4 inch thick.
• Cut cookies with round cookie cutter (my grandmother used a 2-inch biscuit cutter) and place onto an ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 10 to 15 minutes until just beginning to brown. Don't overcook!
• Store in a covered tin or plastic container.