Best Original Family Recipe For Tea Cakes From 1800s Recipes

GRANDMA'S OLD FASHIONED TEA CAKES

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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

Ingredients

1 cup butter
1 ¾ cups white sugar
2 eggs
3 cups all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

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

ORIGINAL FAMILY RECIPE FOR TEA CAKES (FROM 1800'S)

Original Family Recipe for Tea Cakes (from 1800's) image

My great-great-great grandmother, Frances Howard Ezell (b.1828) and her children and grandchildren made tea cakes together each year at Christmas time. They would make bunches and bunches, put them in a pillow case and hang them up in the kitchen for Christmas treats. In memory of my grandmother, Ruby Campbell Parnell.

Provided by Renee' Warnock

Categories Cookies

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

1 1/4 c butter
1 c sugar
4 eggs
4 Tbsp sour milk
1 tsp baking soda
flour

Steps:

1. Cream butter and sugar together. Add eggs, one at a time and stir after each one.
2. Dissolve baking soda in sour milk and add this to the mixture.
3. Add enough flour to make dough stiff enough to dump on floured board. Knead in more flour until you can roll the dough out and cut out tea cakes. Bake and cool.
4. Modern day instructions not included in original recipe: Place on cookie sheets and bake at 375 degrees for 10-12 minutes.

1800'S TEA CAKES

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These are great with coffee or tea, or just as a snack. This recipe is well over 150 years old!

Provided by Tina Dickerson

Categories Cookies

Time 40m

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

1 c shortening
2 c sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
3 c flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt

Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. Cream sugar and shortening. Add eggs and vanilla-mix well. Sift flour, baking powder and salt. Combine with shortening mixture. Knead dough until it can be rolled out on a floured board. Roll about 1/8 inch thick, cut out and place cut 'cookies' on ungreased sheet pans/cookie sheets and bake until edges are just golden. (About 10-12 minutes) Middle of cookie should be fairly light. The longer baked, and the browner the cookie, the crisper it will be.