OLD FASHIONED TEA CAKE
Fluffy, buttery, and shockingly tender, old fashioned tea cakes are more akin to a crossover between a biscuit and a cookie than they are to a cake. Like many of our oldest recipes, tea cakes were created out of scarcity-both in ingredients and time. Rather than the time consuming yeasted breads made for holidays or the intricate (and expensive) pastries made for celebrations like weddings and birthdays, tea cakes were more of an everyday treat to be enjoyed with a cup of tea. But seventy years ago, treats regularly baked to stock the cupboard for a surprise visit had to be made without requiring a great deal of time and without depleting the pantry of its resources. The tea cake took very little time to make and called for ingredients already laying around the kitchens of our great grandparents. While they may look like cookies, they certainly don't taste like them. Tea cakes contain much less sugar than a conventional cookie, and the main liquid ingredient is buttermilk, giving a slightly savory edge to an already mildly sweet pastry. At their most basic, tea cakes are simply flour and sugar combined with butter and buttermilk. Flavors like vanilla, cinnamon, or lemon are regularly used to add a touch of flair to the otherwise simple cakes. Our recipe calls for the zest of one lemon, adding just the right hint of citrus to the buttery tea cake.
Provided by Micah A Leal
Categories Cakes
Time 1h35m
Yield 12 tea cakes
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Combine flour, sugar, lemon zest, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in the bowl of a food processor. Pulse to mix.
- Scatter butter across surface. Pulse until butter is completely incorporated into dry ingredients. Add buttermilk and pulse a few times until the dough clumps together. Gather dough, barely kneading until you can shape the dough into a ball. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper; set aside. On a well floured surface, use a floured rolling pin to roll dough into a 1/4-inch thick circle. Use a 3-inch round cutter to punch out circles from the dough; transfer circles to prepared baking sheet. Reroll scraps and cut out additional circles.
- Bake until tea cakes have puffed slightly and barely take on color, 12-14 minutes. Allow to cool slightly before removing from baking sheet.
OLD FASHIONED TEA CAKES II
This delightful buttery cookie recipe has stood the test of time. Have some with an old fashioned cup of tea.
Provided by Jacquetta Peace
Categories Desserts Cookies Butter Cookie Recipes Tea Cakes and Biscuits Recipes
Yield 18
Number Of Ingredients 7
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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 160.5 calories, Carbohydrate 24.6 g, Cholesterol 34.3 mg, Fat 5.9 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 2.6 g, SaturatedFat 3.5 g, Sodium 99 mg, Sugar 11.3 g
OLD TIMEY SOUTHERN TEA CAKES RECIPE - (4.2/5)
Provided by msippigrl
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Prepare a lightly floured work surface. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or lightly grease it. Preheat oven to 350°F. Whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside. In a large mixing bowl and using a hand mixer, beat the butter, sugar, and whisked eggs until creamy. Beat in the vanilla, milk, and flour mixture until well blended, adding another tablespoon of milk if needed for the dough to come together. Dump dough onto the floured surface, sprinkle flour over dough then roll out to about 1/4-inch thick, or a little thicker. Cut dough out with a 3" cookie or biscuit cutter - OR roll into 1 1/2" balls. Place on baking sheet. Bake for about 13-15 minutes (balls may take a bit longer), or just until bottoms are very lightly browned. Let cool on pan for 1 minute then remove tea cakes to a wire cooling rack. If desired, while they are still hot, dip the tops in sugar.
GRANDMA'S OLD FASHIONED TEA CAKES
A soft teacake that is best when one to two days old. You can change flavors by substituting almond or lemon extract for the vanilla. Add a few drop of food coloring to dress up the dough for special occasions.
Provided by RGA
Categories Desserts Cookies Sugar Cookies
Time 53m
Yield 24
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt and nutmeg; stir into the creamed mixture. Knead dough for a few turnns on a floured board until smooth. Cover and refrigerate until firm.
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out to 1/4 inch in thickness. Cut into desired shapes with cookie cutters. Place cookies 1 1/2 inches apart onto cookie sheets.
- Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 187.8 calories, Carbohydrate 26.6 g, Cholesterol 35.8 mg, Fat 8.3 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 2.2 g, SaturatedFat 5 g, Sodium 135.3 mg, Sugar 14.7 g
OLD TIMEY TEA CAKES
Make and share this Old Timey Tea Cakes recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Nancy Sneed
Categories Drop Cookies
Time 22m
Yield 5 dozen teacakes
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Cream margarine and sugar together well.
- Add eggs; cream well.
- Sift all dry ingredients together.
- Stir in dry ingredients and vanilla extract.
- Mix well.
- Drop by teaspoons.
- onto a greased cookie sheet.
- Bake at 375 degrees until done.
- Remove from cookie sheet.
- Cool then store in a tin or airtight container.
GRANDMOTHER'S OLD-TIME TEA CAKES
My grandmother would always have a plastic tub of these cookies waiting for us when we would come to visit. This is a very old Southern recipe--my grandmother cooked for many years with a wood-burning stove, so the baking temperature is approximate. You may need to adjust the temperature up or down, depending upon your oven. Of all the wonderful things that she made, these were the best! They are great with milk or coffee, and they are a much-loved family favorite.
Provided by gijoni
Categories Dessert
Time 35m
Yield 15 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
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.
NEE NEE'S OLD TIMEY TEA CAKES
My Grandmother always had a cookie jar full of these every time we went to her house. Every time I bake them, it reminds me how much she loved to cook for us and how great she was for taking the time to "pamper" us.
Provided by Sherrybeth
Categories Drop Cookies
Time 30m
Yield 3-4 dozen
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
- Add eggs and mix well.
- Add remaining ingredients and mix well.
- Drop by spoonfuls onto lightly greased cookie sheets, or a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Bake at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for about 10 minutes until lightly brown.
- You can also "roll" this mixture out and use cookie cutters to make shapes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1726, Fat 66.4, SaturatedFat 40.3, Cholesterol 287.5, Sodium 1085, Carbohydrate 261.8, Fiber 4.5, Sugar 134.7, Protein 22.7
LOW CALORIE OLD FASHION TEA CAKES
These tea cakes are make with xylitol sugar substitute and butter to cut down on calories but not on taste. Very, very good.
Provided by The Real Cake Baker
Categories Dessert
Time 40m
Yield 16 cookies, 15-16 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Beat butter until soft. Gradually add the xylitol and beat well.
- Add the eggs and baking soda and flavoring.
- Gradually add flour and cream alternating. Beat until smooth.
- Refrigerate over night.
- Cut into 3 1/2 inch circles. Place on cookie sheet. Roll dough into 1/4 inch. Bake for 11-15 minutes or until lightly colored or darker your preference.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 172.6, Fat 9.8, SaturatedFat 5.9, Cholesterol 45.7, Sodium 85.6, Carbohydrate 17.7, Fiber 0.6, Sugar 0.1, Protein 3.2
PROHIBITION TEA CAKES
This recipe is from an old cookbook I found. This is a Prohibition recipe because it calls for wine, so they had to use homemade wine. Home made wine or beer was legal as long as it contained no more than one-half per cent alcohol. From Every Woman's Cook Book, by Mrs. Chas. F. Moritz (1926) p. 457-458. The amounts in the ingredients look like estimates, much like my Gamma's recipes. She never measured anything so when she gave me her recipes it was all guesses and also from me watching her.
Provided by LilPinkieJ
Categories Dessert
Time 55m
Yield 40 cakes, 10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Cream butter soft, add sugar, continue creaming until well mixed. Beat in wine, add salt, cinnamon and vanilla.
- Sift in flour gradually while beating, add baking powder to second cup flour.
- Mix well, roll out one-quarter inch thick on floured biscuit board. Cut with fancy cake cutters. Put in greased pans dusted with flour.
- Sprinkle granulated sugar over tops. Bake in moderate oven. Makes about forty cakes.
- ** That is the recipe as stated. Moderate oven I would say is about 350°F It doesn't give a time. 15 minutes would likely be long enough at that temperature I suggest trying them at 275°F for 45 minutes.
- Don't get raided by the coppers! :).
Nutrition Facts : Calories 442.8, Fat 18.9, SaturatedFat 11.7, Cholesterol 48.8, Sodium 285.5, Carbohydrate 60, Fiber 1.4, Sugar 21.1, Protein 5.4
OLD FASHIONED TEA CAKES
My grandmother made these for my mom when she was growing up and in turn my mother baked these for me. Some of my favorite memories are of coming home from school and having aplate of freshly baked tea cakes waiting for me.
Provided by MarieRynr
Categories Drop Cookies
Time 30m
Yield 6 dozen
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Cream shortening, sugar, and eggs in a mixer bowl until light and fluffy.
- Stir in the baking powder Dissolve the baking soda in the buttermilk.
- Stir into the creamed mixture.
- Add the salt and vanilla.
- Stir in the flour gradually until a soft dough forms.
- Drop by spoonfuls onto a greased cookie sheet.
- Press with a damp cloth wrapped around the bottom of a glass.
- Bake at 350*F for 10 to 15 minutes or until golden brown.
- Cool on wire racks.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 898.1, Fat 36.8, SaturatedFat 9.3, Cholesterol 71.3, Sodium 704.4, Carbohydrate 131.6, Fiber 2.2, Sugar 68, Protein 11.4
BILBO'S FAMOUS OLD-FASHIONED TEA CAKES
I found this on the Council of Elrond, a wonderful site if you're looking for LOTR recipes. It was submitted by Morlothwen, and she says, "Tea-time in the Shire wouldn't be the same without them!" I haven't tried them yet, but they sound so good!
Provided by delyanbaggins
Categories Breads
Time 16m
Yield 28 tea cakes, 28 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Beat butter until creamy with electric mixer at a medium speed.
- Slowly add 2 cups sugar, beating well. Beat in eggs, buttermilk, and vanilla.
- Mix flour and baking soda together, then slowly beat in to butter mixture.
- Cover and chill for at least 8 hours.
- Roll dough to 1/4-inch thickness on a lightly floured surface. Cut with a 3 1/2-inch round cookie cutter and place cakes 1 inch apart on lightly greased cookie sheets, then sprinkle with 2 tablespoons sugar.
- Bake at 400 degrees for 7 to 8 minutes or until edges become slightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 206.9, Fat 7.3, SaturatedFat 4.4, Cholesterol 37.4, Sodium 112.2, Carbohydrate 32.3, Fiber 0.6, Sugar 15.3, Protein 3.1
GRANDMAS OLD TIMEY TEA CAKES
This recipe makes about nine dozen tea cakes, adjust the ingredients accordingly to make differing amounts Traditional tea cakes are rather thick, you may however adjust the thickness to suit your taste Thick dough makes a soft tea cake while thin dough makes a crisp cookie
Provided by Laura Davis @lolagurl75
Categories Cookies
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- 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
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