Tea Cake Recipe Southern. Southern Tea Cakes Around the World in 80 Cakes baking powder granulated sugar nutmeg milk all purpose flour and 4 more Get these exclusive recipes with a subscription to Yummly Pro. They should be slightly crisp around the edges.
Use a 2-inch round cookie cutter or a glass. Ingredients 4 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 2 eggs 2 cups sugar 12 cup buttermilk 2 sticks unsalted butter softened 1 teaspoon vanilla. At their most basic tea cakes are simply flour and sugar combined with butter and buttermilk.
1 tablespoon shortening this is optional but lends to the texture 12 cup 1 tablespoon granulated sugar traditionally these are not as sweet as cookies however if you want it a little sweeter you can bump up to 34 cup.
Bake for 10-12 minutes until the. These old-fashioned tea cakes get a modern update with electric mixer instructions. Form the dough into 2- inch balls and place on lined baking sheet. This Tea Cake Recipe is part of a Southern Tradition.