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.
SOUTHERN TEA CAKES
The best (and easiest) Southern Tea Cakes Recipe (or tea cake cookies recipe) is here! You will feel like you are right in the South after making and serving these, not to mention eating them.
Provided by Jocelyn Delk Adams
Categories Snack
Time 15m
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- In a medium sized bowl, whisk together the flour, salt and baking soda and set aside.
- In the bowl of your mixer, add butter and sugar and mix together on high speed until fluffy and smooth (about 4-5 minutes).
- Turn mixer to medium speed and add in one egg and vanilla extract and beat until well incorporated.
- Lastly, turn mixer to slow speed and add in flour mixture in intervals of three beating after each addition to incorporate.
- After dough is well mixed, turn off mixer and remove dough from mixer and add to a ziploc bag and place in your refrigerator for at least one hour to firm up dough.
- Once dough is firm, remove from fridge and preheat your oven to 325 degrees.
- Line your cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- Taking a measuring tablespoon, scoop out cookie dough the size of the tablespoon and roll into a ball. Using your thumb, gently press the center to flatten a bit and place on the tray.
- Do the same for the rest of the dough leaving at least an 1 1/2 inches between each dough ball.
- Bake for 9-11 minutes until golden brown on the edges and remove from the oven.
- Cool for 5-10 minutes and serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 180 kcal, Carbohydrate 24 g, Protein 2 g, Fat 8 g, SaturatedFat 4 g, Cholesterol 35 mg, Sodium 78 mg, Sugar 12 g, ServingSize 1 serving
SOUTHERN TEA CAKES
There were nine children in our family and Mother had to stretch the budget, so she made these often for dessert. I loved them when I was a child, and they're still a special treat. In fact, I've never met anyone who doesn't like these cookies. They're so simple and quick to make.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 30m
Yield about 3 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- In a bowl, cream together shortening and sugar. Beat in eggs. Add milk and vanilla; beat well. Stir in flour; mix well. , Drop by tablespoonfuls 2-1/2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 15-20 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 252 calories, Fat 11g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 25mg cholesterol, Sodium 251mg sodium, Carbohydrate 34g carbohydrate (19g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 3g protein.
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 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.
BLACK FOLKS SOUTHERN TEA CAKE RECIPE
What are Black folks tea cakes?An African American Southern dessert, Black folks tea cake is a sweet little biscuit. Light, airy, and sometimes compared to soda bread or pound cake. Tea cakes are a traditional African American treat that date's back to the 1600s.
Provided by Shaunda Necole
Categories Dessert
Time 22m
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a medium-size bowl, use an electric mixer to combine the butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar for about 2 minutes until creamy.
- Add the egg, lemon zest, sour cream, mayonnaise, evaporated milk, and vanilla extract.
- Mix until well blended to make the tea cake batter.
- Sift together the remaining dry ingredients: flour, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg over a sheet of parchment paper large enough to fit your baking sheet.
- Fold the parchment paper to pour the sifted flour mixture into the tea cake batter and then mix again.
- Add the batter to a lightly floured surface and roll the dough to approx ¼ inch thickness. This is where the extra cup of flour will come in handy to help with rolling because the dough is sticky!
- Cut out the tea cakes with a 2 ½" up to 3″ biscuit cutter. (I used a 2 ¾" biscuit cutter.)
- Place the rounds onto a parchment paper-lined baking sheet about one inch apart. (You may need to bake more than 1 batch if all your rounds don't fit on your baking sheet.)
- Bake until light brown (but don't let them get too brown!). 5-6 minutes in the conventional oven and 3-4 minutes in the Instant Pot Omni Plus oven. (Tea cakes don't take long to bake, so keep a close eye on them to avoid burning! Like a biscuit, you want them firm on the outside and fluffy on the inside.)
- Optional: When the tea cakes are finished baking and cooling, optionally make the lemon glaze frosting by combining the powdered sugar and lemon juice.
- Mix well with a whisk to remove any lumps from the powdered sugar.
- Use a small spatula or spoon to drop a dollop of icing onto each cooled tea cake. The icing will harden in about 5 minutes.
- Optionally, garnish this Southern Black folk tea cake recipe with a sprinkle of lemon zest, then serve and enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 143 kcal, Carbohydrate 31 g, Protein 2 g, Fat 1 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, TransFat 1 g, Cholesterol 7 mg, Sodium 78 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 20 g, UnsaturatedFat 2 g, ServingSize 1 serving
More about "southern tea cakes food"
TEA CAKES - OLD-FASHIONED SOUTHERN FAVORITE RECIPE
From southernfoodandfun.com
4.6/5 (9)Total Time 28 minsCategory CookiesCalories 164 per serving
- In a large bowl, whisk eggs and sugar together with a fork or whisk. Add vanilla. Slowly pour in butter and stir gently with fork until well mixed.
- Use a little flour on your hands and the dough and knead the dough a few times, then roll out to 1/4-1/2 inch thickness on a lightly floured surface. Don't add too much extra flour when rolling or your tea cakes will be too dry.
40 CHARMINGLY DECADENT SOUTHERN CAKE RECIPES | TASTE …
From tasteofhome.com
LEMON GLAZED SOUTHERN TEA CAKES - CREOLE CONTESSA
From creolecontessa.com
SOUTHERN TEA CAKES | PAULA DEEN
From pauladeen.com
SOUTHERN BUTTERMILK TEA CAKES RECIPE - LOS ANGELES …
From latimes.com
RETRO SOUTHERN RECIPES - TEA CAKES (COOKIES) - MERRY …
From merryabouttown.com
OLD FASHIONED TEA CAKES - SOUTHERN-STYLE LIKE …
From divascancook.com
SOUTHERN TEA CAKES | TASTY KITCHEN: A HAPPY RECIPE …
From tastykitchen.com
DEEPLY SOUTHERN TEA CAKES » NOT ENTIRELY AVERAGE
From notentirelyaverage.com
SOUTHERN TEA CAKES (PLUS VIDEO) - IMMACULATE BITES
From africanbites.com
OLD FASHIONED SOUTHERN TEA CAKES - LANA'S COOKING
From lanascooking.com
GRANDMA'S SOUTHERN TEA CAKES | I HEART RECIPES
From iheartrecipes.com
OLD-FASHIONED SOUTHERN TEA CAKES RECIPE - DELISHABLY
From delishably.com
SOUTHERN TEA CAKES - AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 CAKES
From 80cakes.com
OLD FASHIONED SOUTHERN TEA CAKES - BIGOVEN.COM
From bigoven.com
OLD FASHIONED SOUTHERN TEA CAKES - DEEP SOUTH DISH
From deepsouthdish.com
SOUTHERN TEA CAKES, UPDATED - FIRST AND FULL
From firstandfull.com
ECLECTIC RECIPES FAST AND EASY FAMILY DINNER RECIPES
From eclecticrecipes.com
TEA CAKES, A BRIEF HISTORY - THE LOCAL PALATE
From thelocalpalate.com
TEA CAKES - OLD FASHIONED SOUTHERN RECIPE - SOUTHERN FOOD AND …
From southernfoodandfun.com
SOUTHERN TEA CAKES - MELISSASSOUTHERNSTYLEKITCHEN.COM
From melissassouthernstylekitchen.com
SOUTHERN TEA CAKES | SYRUP AND BISCUITS
From syrupandbiscuits.com
SOUTHERN TEA CAKE COOKIES | 12 TOMATOES
From 12tomatoes.com
SOUTHERN TEA CAKES - FOODANDBEVY.COM
From foodandbevy.com
SOUTHERN TEA CAKES FOR SALE RECIPES ALL YOU NEED IS FOOD
From stevehacks.com
SWAN'S SOUTHERN TEA CAKES - CINNAMON AND SUGAR
From cinnamonsugarandalittlebitofmurder.com
EASY SOUTHERN TEA CAKES RECIPE - KENNETH TEMPLE
From kennethtemple.com
OLD FASHIONED SOUTHERN TEA CAKES RECIPE - THE STORIED RECIPE
From thestoriedrecipe.com
OLD FASHIONED SOUTHERN TEA CAKES - YOUTUBE
From youtube.com
25 BEST SOUTHERN DESSERTS - INSANELY GOOD RECIPES
From insanelygoodrecipes.com
AUTHENTIC SOUTHERN TEA CAKES RECIPE | COOKIES AND CUPS
From cookiesandcups.com
SOUTHERN TEA CAKES RECIPE RECIPES ALL YOU NEED IS FOOD
From stevehacks.com
BEST KETO TEA CAKES RECIPE - BETTYE'S COOKING CHANNEL
From bettyeburnett.com
NANNY'S OLD FASHIONED TEA CAKES | MY NOURISHED HOME
From mynourishedhome.com
OLD-FASHIONED TEA CAKES
From southernkitchen.com
CLASSIC TEA CAKES RECIPE – SIMPLY SOUTHERN MOM
From simplysouthernmom.com
TO MAKE INDIVIDUAL BREAD PUDDINGS INSTEAD OF ONE LARGE PAN, …
From mhyzty.creditorio.eu
SOUTHERN TEA CAKES – BIJOUXS | LITTLE JEWELS FROM THE KITCHEN
From bijouxs.com
OLD-FASHIONED SOUTHERN TEA CAKES ARE GOOD FOR THE SOUL
From eatdrinkmississippi.com
TEA CAKES RECIPE | SOUTHERN LIVING
From southernliving.com
SOUTHERN TEA CAKES! - SWEET TEA AND CORNBREAD
From sweetteaandcornbread.net
THE BEST OLD FASHIONED TEA CAKES RECIPE - SOUTHERN KISSED
From southernkissed.com
Are you curently on diet or you just want to control your food's nutritions, ingredients? We will help you find recipes by cooking method, nutrition, ingredients...
Check it out »
You'll also love